Stephen Waldorf shooting - Interview with surgeon

Title

Stephen Waldorf shooting - Interview with surgeon

Genre

Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1983

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Duration

00:03:32

Description

Interview with the unidentified male leader of the St Stephen’s Hospital team which carried out emergency surgery on 26 year-old film editor Stephen Waldorf after he was shot by London Metropolitan Police officers (14/01/83) in mistake for escaped prisoner David Martin. On the injuries Waldorf sustained, the discovery that he was an innocent victim, and the reaction of Waldorf’s parents when they arrived at the hospital. Male interviewer not identified.

Contributors

None Identified

Keywords

London; Injuries; Surgery; Police; Hospitals; Metropolitan Police; Policing practice; Medical treatment; Guns; Firearms; Emergency treatment; Surgeons; David Martin; Stephen Waldorf; St Stephen’s Hospital

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