Cyclist run down and raped

Title

Cyclist run down and raped

Genre

Interview

TX Date

4 May 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:30

Description

Unidentified female police officer appeals for information about an incident in which a 19-year-old female cyclist was raped after being struck by a car in Putney, south London (28/04/78). The driver had earlier knocked another girl known as Ann Palfrey off her bicycle. The car was sold in Frimley, Surrey, the day after the crime. Male interviewer not identified. (James Godfried was later charged with the assaults).

Further information

The Times (29/04/78), p. 3; The Guardian (20/10/79), p. 4. James Godfried’s real name was James Eric Gottfried

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Motor vehicles; Crime; Cars; Women; Hampshire; Rape; Surrey; Putney; James Godfried; Cyclists; Frimley; Farnborough; Ann Palfrey

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