Winston Silcott case quashed

Title

Winston Silcott case quashed

Genre

Speech

TX Date

25 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:12

Description

Statement read by police spokeswoman for Elizabeth Blakelock following the quashing at the Court of Appeal in London of the conviction of Winston Silcott who was jailed for his participation in the murder of her husband, PC Keith Blakelock in the Broadwater Farm Riots in London in 1985.

Contributors

Elizabeth Blakelock

Keywords

London; Homicide; Riots; Legal decisions; Policemen; Appeals; Verdicts; Keith Blakelock; Broadwater Farm; Tottenham; Miscarriages of justice; Courts of Appeal; Winston Silcott

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