PC Blakelock murder convictions quashed

Title

PC Blakelock murder convictions quashed

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

5 Dec 1991

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:13

Description

Legal affairs correspondent Tim Crook reports on the decision of the Appeal Court in London to quash the convictions against Winston Silcott, Mark Braithwaite and Engin Raghip for the murder of PC Keith Blakelock at the Broadwater Farm riots in North London in 1985, and reaction to the decision. Speakers include: Engin Raghip; Mark Braithwaite; Tony Benn MP. Broadcast on LBC Newstalk 97.3 FM breakfast show.

Contributors

Tony Benn; Tim Crook; LBC Newstalk 97.3; Mark Braithwaite; Engin Raghip

Keywords

London; Legal procedure; Homicide; Riots; Policing practice; Legal decisions; Policemen; Criminal justice system; Keith Blakelock; Broadwater Farm; Tottenham; Miscarriages of justice; Courts of Appeal; Winston Silcott; Mark Braithwaite; Engin Raghip

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