Original Article Force pays for officer involved in Brazilian's death to have a holiday ONE of the police officers involved in the shooting of Brazilian Jean Charles de Menezes has been given a free holiday by his force. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair authorised the break for the officer and his family. He was one of the three undercover officers involved in the shooting of Mr de Menezes, 27, at Stockwell Underground station last Friday. The electrician had fled when the officers asked him to stop and they believed he could be a suicide bomber. The Brazilian, who had no connection to terrorism, was hit with a total of eight bullets, seven of them in the head. The three police officers have not been suspended but have been moved to non-firearm duties while the Independent Police Complaints Commission carries out an investigation, expected to take months. A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "An officer has had a break paid for by the Metropolitan Police, authorised by the Commissioner, to allow him to take his wife and family away from the family home." Another of the officers is already on a family holiday. Mr de Menezes' family have consulted lawyers about suing the police. Senior officers have described Mr de Menezes' death as a "tragedy" but say they have no option but to continue with the policy.