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Man charged with the murder of PC Blakelock

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 23 Jul 2013 15:47

Nicholas Jacobs has been charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock at Broadwater Farm, London, in 1985.

Mr Jacobs is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, the Crown Prosecution Service said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-23425600

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I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"

~Lynda~

~Lynda~ Report 23 Jul 2013 16:32

I heard yesterday that there was someone in custody for this murder, in fact I think there was more than one? Just shows that after nearly 30 years, crimes aren't just forgotten. I vividly remember the riots at Broadwater Farm, just dreadful :-(

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Love London, Love Life~ It's the law

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Jul 2013 16:38

At last . Maybe some justice for PC Blakelock's family

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

supercrutch

supercrutch Report 23 Jul 2013 19:04

I agree with the 'at last'.

An horrific crime!

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Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Jul 2013 19:42

But how have the Poilce found some one to charge after all this time

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PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

~Lynda~

~Lynda~ Report 23 Jul 2013 19:50

It could be that there is new evidence or DNA GB

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Love London, Love Life~ It's the law

eRRolSheep

eRRolSheep Report 23 Jul 2013 20:35

Let us just permit the legal system to do its job

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Happy

~Lynda~

~Lynda~ Report 23 Jul 2013 20:58

I find it hard to believe this dreadful murder was nearly 30 years ago, and how I can remember that night so well :-(

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Love London, Love Life~ It's the law

Linda

Linda Report 23 Jul 2013 21:54

I remember it , but my dad had died the month before so maybe that's why. So glad that they have got someone for it wonder if it was not a policeman though would they have given up a long time ago

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Wells Ealing and E/W Ilsley Webbs H/Wycombe Lambourns E/Ilsley Deacons E/Ilsley Cannings Derry

~Lynda~

~Lynda~ Report 23 Jul 2013 22:14

There are a good few murders that have been solved years later Linda, not Policeman related, I don't think they ever give up, in trying to solve murders, nor should they.

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Love London, Love Life~ It's the law

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 23 Jul 2013 22:17

Since DNA evidence became available, a lot of unsolved cases have been re-opened. I think quite a lot have been solved, although they don't all make the headlines.