Winston Silcott case quashed

Title

Winston Silcott case quashed

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

25 Nov 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:00:17

Description

Press interview with George Silcott, following the quashing at the Court of Appeal in London of the conviction of his brother Winston Silcott who was jailed for his participation in the murder of PC Keith Blakelock in the Broadwater Farm Riots in London in 1985. Calling for action against the police who wrongly brought Winston to trial. Interviewer not heard.

Contributors

George Silcott

Keywords

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

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