Sonia Sutcliffe receives record damages-victim’s mother interviewed

Title

Sonia Sutcliffe receives record damages-victim’s mother interviewed

Genre

Interview

TX Date

25 May 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:30

Description

Interview with Beryl Leach, whose daughter Barbara was one of the victims of the Yorkshire Ripper (Peter Sutcliffe), on the award of libel damages of 600,000 pounds to Sonia Sutcliffe, the wife of Peter Sutcliffe, from satirical magazine Private Eye, for articles alleging that she had been negotiating cheque book journalism deals. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Beryl Leach

Keywords

Homicide; Libel; Peter Sutcliffe; Trials; Private Eye; Sonia Sutcliffe; Magazines; Barbara Leach

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