Riots in Bristol sparked by joyriders’ deaths

Title

Riots in Bristol sparked by joyriders’ deaths

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop

TX Date

18 Jul 1992

Year of production

1992

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Duration

00:02:28

Description

Philip Cottrell reports on the second night of riots on a housing estate in Hartcliffe in Bristol. The violence erupted after two joyriders, Shaun Starr and Kevin Buck, on a stolen police motorbike were killed in a crash with a patrol car. Includes recording of riot and police helicopter; interviews with Sadie Starr, wife; Julie Taylor, neighbour; unidentified male rioters and residents.

Contributors

Philip Cottrell; Sadie Starr; Julie Taylor

Keywords

Deaths; Police; Violence; Riots; Bristol; Residential estates; Joyriding; Hartcliffe; Shaun Starr; Kevin Buck

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