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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