Prisoner David Martin recaptured

Title

Prisoner David Martin recaptured

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

29 Jan 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:04:21

Description

Report on the recapture at Belsize Park Tube station of 35-year-old escaped prisoner David Martin, after the mistaken shooting by Metropolitan Police officers of Stephen Waldorf. Includes accounts by restaurant manager Tom Chilton; licensee Steve Ellis; and fish bar owner Roy Hill. Also press conference statement by police spokesman Tim Mahony. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Roy Hill; Tom Chilton; Steve Ellis; Tim Mahony

Keywords

London; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Prisoners; Guns; Escapes; Underground railway stations; Arrests; Belsize Park; David Martin; Stephen Waldorf

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