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Joy Gardner’s mother accuses police

Title
Joy Gardner’s mother accuses police
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
2 Aug 1993
Year of production
1993
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Duration
00:00:21
Description
Press conference by Myrna Simpson, whose daughter Joy Gardner died last night after a struggle with the police trying to serve a deportation order on her in her home in Hornsey, North London left her in a coma. She says the police were too heavy-handed.
Contributors
Myrna Simpson
Keywords
Deaths; London; Interethnic relations; Police; Policing practice; Black peoples; Joy Gardner; Hornsey

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