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Newspapers banned from naming witness

Title
Newspapers banned from naming witness
Genre
News report
TX Date
27 Jan 1984
Year of production
1984
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Duration
00:03:12
Description
Report on the row in the Old Bailey over the ban on naming the victim of a kidnapping case (Miss X, a member of a prominent public family) in the press to protect her from adverse publicity, with ensuing concerns over freedom of the press. Details the lifestyle and problems publicity would cause the witness and her family. The kidnappers in the case were Claudius Pierre-Louis and Tracey Timpson. Male reporter not identified (poss. Tim Crook).
Further information
LBC reporter Tim Crook later led a successful High Court attempt (supported by the NUJ) to overturn the banning of Miss X’s identity. See The Guardian (08/11/84), p. 4.
Contributors
Tim Crook?
Keywords
Newspapers; Crime; Law; Press; Freedom of the press; Courts; Trials; Identity; Witnesses; Abduction; Press ethics; Robert Flack; Claudius Pierre-Louis; Tracey Timpson

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