Gang rape in Brixton

Title

Gang rape in Brixton

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:05:57

Description

Kevin Murphy reports on the conviction of five members of a gang of youths in the Brixton area of South London known as The Younger Raiders. They have been charged in connection with the rape of two 16-year-old girls. Includes interviews with Linda Walsh, mother of Christopher Springer; Julie Ballantyne, mother of Clive Ballantyne; Edith Edwards, mother of Winston Edwards; Ivy Linton, mother of Gary Linton. (Gang members were identified as Michael Thompson, 17, electrical engineer; Clive Ballantyne, 17, unemployed; Gary Linton, 18, clerical officer; Gary McDonald, 18, unemployed; Winston Edwards, 15, schoolboy. All the youths live on the Stockwell Park Estate).

Contributors

Kevin Murphy; Linda Walsh; Julie Ballantyne; Edith Edwards

Keywords

London; Adolescents; Black peoples; Trials; Brixton; Conviction; Rape; Sexual offences; Residential estates; Gary McDonald; Michael Thompson; Clive Ballantyne; Gary Linton; Winston Edwards

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