Man Arrested In Connection with Keith Blakelock Murder: Broadwater Farm In Pictures
THE Murder of Keith Blakelock in the Tottenham Broadwater Farm riots in 1985 shocked. Cynthia Jarrett, 49, collapsed and died after a police raid on her home. The catalyst for a riot. PC Blackelock was hacked to death. Pc Richard Coombes survived. A 40-year-old man has been arrested over the murder. This would make the man 16 years old at the time of the killing. In 1978, Winston Silcott, Mark Braithwaite and Engin Raghip were convicted of murder. In 1991, the men were released. In pictures:
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The family of PC Keith Blakelock, who died in the 1985 Tottenham riots, at the unveiling by Labour Party leader Neil Kinnock, of his Police Memorial Trust stone on Muswell Hill roundabout north London. * From left: son Lee, mother Amy, son Kevin, widow Elizabeth and son Mark. The policeman son of murdered Pc Keith Blakelock has been officially honoured by his force for bravely tackling a knifeman, his proud mother said today. Pc Lee Blakelock had "followed in his father's footsteps" and received a commendation from his chief constable, with a fellow officer.
Posted: 9th, February 2010 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
