Death of Ian Gow - report from the scene

Title

Death of Ian Gow - report from the scene

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

30 Jul 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:00:44

Description

Sussex police have called in the help of the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorism squad in the investigation of Conservative MP, Ian Gow’s murder. Simon Israel reports from Sussex for IRN. Includes interview with Sussex’s Assistant Chief Constable, Rodney Lind. Gow died following an IRA car bomb explosion on 30/07/90 at his home in Hankham, East Sussex (although at the time of this report, Gow’s body has not yet been moved and the IRA may not yet have claimed responsibility).

Contributors

Simon Israel; Rodney Lind

Keywords

Deaths; Motor vehicles; Terrorism; Police; Cars; IRA; Metropolitan Police; Members of Parliament; Policing practice; Bombs; Explosions; Criminal investigation; East Sussex; Ian Gow

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