Siege follows Cornish planning application refusal

Title

Siege follows Cornish planning application refusal

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Jul 1983

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:12

Description

Unidentified male speaker (poss. Michael Robertson, local businessman) on negotiating with gunman Terence Rafferty at Caradon District Council chamber in Liskeard, Cornwall, over Rafferty’s taking of council hostages following the refusal of a planning application. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Michael Robertson?

Keywords

Local authorities; Crime; Weapons; Cornwall; Sieges; Guns; Firearms; Planning applications; Terence Rafferty; Liskeard; Caradon District Council; Michael Robertson

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