PC Blakelock murdered in Broadwater Farm riots

Title

PC Blakelock murdered in Broadwater Farm riots

Genre

Interview; Press conference

TX Date

7 Oct 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:06:56

Description

Press interview with a Metropolitan Police spokesman (not identified) on the timetable of events in the Broadwater Farm riots in Tottenham, London (06/10/85) leading to the death of his colleague, PC Keith Blakelock. (Winston Silcott, Mark Braithwaite and Engin Raghip were later convicted of the murder but following an appeal acquitted). In three parts.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Injuries; Fires; Violence; Homicide; Metropolitan Police; Riots; Policemen; Keith Blakelock; Broadwater Farm; Tottenham; Residential estates

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