Cecil Jackson given life after acid bath murder

Title

Cecil Jackson given life after acid bath murder

Genre

Interview

TX Date

22 Feb 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:03:16

Description

Peter Deeley interviews Carol Ricketts, sister of Dassa Jackson, who was murdered by her husband Cecil Jackson after he saw her talking to another man. The interview follows sentencing after the trial at the Old Bailey in London where Cecil Jackson was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing his wife by throwing her into a bath of acid. The interview also contains comments from other members of Dassa’s family.

Contributors

Peter Deeley; Carol Ricketts

Keywords

London; Crime; Women; Homicide; Murderers; Criminals; Trials; Family; Sentencing; Family relationships; Old Bailey; Dassa Jackson; Cecil Jackson; Carol Ricketts

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