Adelaide de Menezes Urges Viewers to Watch TV Series Depicting Son’s Fatal Shooting | Tribute to Jean Charles de Menezes

Jean Charles de Menezes’s mother has urged others to watch a new drama series that chronicles her son’s fatal shooting by police at a London Underground station in 2005. She believes that “everyone should watch” the dramatization of the incident, which occurred after her son was mistakenly identified as a suspect in the failed 21 July bombings. De Menezes, a 27-year-old Brazilian electrician, was shot seven times by two police marksmen. In the aftermath, the Metropolitan police faced criticism for their actions and were fined for breaching health and safety laws, while no officers were prosecuted. The story is featured in a new four-part drama on Disney+, with the mother expressing emotional support for the creation of the series, which she sees as a way to bring attention to the tragedy that has affected her family. The drama aims to shed light on the incident and the lessons learned from it, using the storytelling power of television to engage audiences emotionally and stir public awareness.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/22/jean-charles-de-menezes-mother-says-everyone-should-watch-tv-drama-about-his-killing