Guardian Angel assaulted, man convicted

Title

Guardian Angel assaulted, man convicted

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

26 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:04:16

Description

Legal correspondent Tim Crook reports on the conviction at the Old Bailey of Ralph Irving for unlawfully wounding the founder of the US Guardian Angels Curtis Sliwa at a community centre in Brixton, when Sliwa had been trying to inspire the setting up of patrols on the London Underground. Includes interview with Sliwa on the attack.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Curtis Sliwa

Keywords

London; Trials; Assault; Brixton; Guardian Angels; Curtis Sliwa; Ralph Irving

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