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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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