New postmortem after man dies in police custody

Title

New postmortem after man dies in police custody

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

4 Sep 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:01:59

Description

Report on the new postmortem ordered into the case of Alan? Ridley, found unconscious and then died after being held in Mitcham Police station. A High Court judge overturned the decision of Croydon coroner, Dr Mary McHugh, to refuse a second postmortem examination. Includes interview with Mara? Ridley, widow. Contemporary reports also identify Alan as John and Mara as alternatively Maria, Mary or Dee Ridley. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Mara? Ridley

Keywords

Deaths; Police; Legal decisions; Trials; Surrey; High courts; Postmortems; Coroners; Alan? Ridley; Mitcham; Mary McHugh

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