Couple murdered by arsonist

Title

Couple murdered by arsonist

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

15 Jan 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:20

Description

Police have revealed that a young boy nearly became the third victim of arsonists who killed a middle-aged couple at a South London tower block. Victor and Audrey Johnson were unable to escape from their blazing seventeeth-floor flat after fitting a wrought iron security door. Mr Johnson’s brother John says the couple’s four year-old grandson was a regular visitor and could easily have been killed. Detective Superintendent Kenneth John says the arsonist may be identifiable by burns or scars. Gareth Furby reports.

Contributors

Gareth Furby; John Johnson; Ken John

Keywords

London; Crime; Fires; UK; Homicide; Children (age group); Policing practice; England; Personal safety; Arson; Victor Johnson; Audrey Johnson

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