New Cross fire inquest

Title
New Cross fire inquest
Genre
News report; Interview; Press conference
TX Date
9 Jul 1982
Year of production
1982
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Duration
00:02:17
Description
Tim Crook reports on an inquest into a fire in New Cross, South London, on 18/01/81 where 13 young black people died during a birthday party. The jury returned an open verdict but the victims’ relatives believe the fire was started deliberately in a racist attack. Includes interviews with relatives: Velvetina Francis, mother of Gerry Francis and Ena Gooding, mother of Andrew Gooding; campaigner John La Rose. (The victims were: Humphrey Geoffrey Brown, Peter Campbell, Gerry Paul Francis, Andrew Gooding, Roseline Henry, Patricia Johnson, Patrick Cummings, Owen Thompson, Steve Collins, Lloyd Hall, Glenton Powell, Yvonne Ruddock, Paul Ruddock).
Contributors
Tim Crook; Velvetina Francis; Ena Gooding; John La Rose
Keywords
Deaths; London; Fires; Adolescents; Black peoples; Inquests; Racially motivated crime; Arson; Verdicts; New Cross; New Cross Fire (1981); Andrew Gooding; Gerry Francis; Velvetina Francis; Ena Gooding

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