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Jail for Seven Sisters post office robber

Title
Jail for Seven Sisters post office robber
Genre
News report
TX Date
2 Feb 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:02:14
Description
Report on the eight year jail sentence imposed yesterday on Alfred Thicken, one of two unarmed criminals shot by police during a post office robbery in Seven Sisters, a decision having been made not to prosecute Daniel Carey, who was left paralysed from the chest down after the shooting. Male reporter not identified.
Contributors
None Identified
Keywords
Post offices; Policing practice; Imprisonment; Trials; Robbery; Sentencing; Seven Sisters; Daniel Carey; Alfred Thicken

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