Paul Condon on death of Joy Gardner

Title

Paul Condon on death of Joy Gardner

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

3 Aug 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:19

Description

Press conference by Metropolitan Police commissioner Paul Condon at Scotland Yard on the death of Jamaican women Joy Gardner while in police custody as they attempted to serve a deportation order on her at her flat in Hornsey, London. Says his thoughts are with her family and friends; explains the process of the Police Complaints authority inquiry and that he is suspending police work on deportation pending a review; and appeals for calm in the community.

Contributors

Paul Condon

Keywords

Deaths; Deportation; London; Interethnic relations; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Police personnel; Black peoples; Accidental death; Joy Gardner; Paul Condon; Hornsey

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