Court verdict on two men who shot and paralysed police officer

Title

Court verdict on two men who shot and paralysed police officer

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:05:04

Description

Report on the court case of two men who shot and paralysed a policeman during an armed raid on an off-licence. Stuart Blackstock and Leslie Cook(?) were found not guilty of trying to murder PC Philip Olds when he attempted to arrest them during the robbery in Hayes. Includes interview with Philip Olds and a background report by Di Latham who says PC Olds received a video from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir David McNee. Female reporter not identified (poss. Di Latham also?).

Contributors

Di Latham; Philip Olds

Keywords

Injuries; Police; Police personnel; Trial by jury; Trials; Policemen; Guns; Firearms; Paralysis; Verdicts; David McNee; Philip Olds; Handguns; Justice Skinner; Steven Hickling; Stuart Blackstock; Leslie Cook

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