Case of preganant teen killed by police

Title

Case of preganant teen killed by police

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

3 Dec 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:01:41

Description

Nicole Pullman reports on the case of Gail Kinchin,17-year-old pregnant teenager accidentally killed by police when being held hostage by her boyfriend David Paget(?). And on the High Court judge blaming the police and awarding £8000 damages to Gail’s mother. A police report into the incident had been suppressed. Gails’ mother Josie Wood comments on the verdict. Broadcast originally on BRMB Radio.

Contributors

BRMB Radio; Nicole Pullman; Josie Wood

Keywords

Adolescents; Policing practice; Trials; Hostages; Manslaughter; High courts; Gail Kinchin; David Paget(?)

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