A JURY rejected the police account of the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes today as the Brazilian's inquest was branded a "whitewash" by his family.
After returning an open verdict, the 10 jurors rejected a string of claims made by officers about the events leading up to Mr de Menezes being killed.
In a damning indictment, they dismissed claims by firearms officer C12 that he shouted "armed police" before opening fire.
The jury also disputed that 27-year-old Mr de Menezes had walked towards officers before he was killed.
The jurors concluded that six police failings caused or contributed to the innocent man's death.
Firearms officers shot Mr de Menezes at Stockwell Tube station in south London on July 22, 2005, after mistaking him for failed suicide bomber Hussain Osman.
As the jury returned its verdict after its sixth day of deliberations, the Menezes family accused coroner Sir Michael Wright of "presiding over a complete whitewash".
In a stinging attack on the coroner, they said he "failed on every count" during proceedings.
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