Two men killed in petrol bomb attack in London

Title

Two men killed in petrol bomb attack in London

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:24

Description

Report on the sentencing of two men for a petrol bomb attack on a house in Plaistow, east London, in which two partygoers, Dean Redway and Arday(?) Adakowe(?), were killed. The attackers, Ian Maynard and Keith Thomas, have been jailed for life at the Old Bailey. Detective Superintendent Albert Patrick describes the atmosphere in court and a fight which broke out after the trial. He also plays down the role of ethnic rivalries in the affair, and says the men received the sentence they deserved. Tim Crook reports.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Albert Patrick

Keywords

Deaths; London; Crime; Interethnic relations; Police; UK; Great Britain; Homicide; England; Courts; Trials; African-Caribbean peoples; Arson; Sentencing; Old Bailey; Plaistow; Dean Redway; Arday(?) Adakowe(?); Ian Maynard; Keith Thomas; African (cultural identity)

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