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Deptford coroner: a suitable case for an inquiry

· Socialist Challenge No. 199, 28 May 1981 · p. 5 of the scan · 503 words

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Memorial Fund CARDS contingent and abour 200 white!

saluted thi maron and threw fascist leaflets.

The police Walice ho clic march, black youth responded and 74 arrests took place.

Most of the charges are pathet 'threatening words, thit Brixton, Coventry', and threatening benaviour a V-sign to the police.

clear that the police and the fascists picked the CARDS' tingent out because they nave DeCI orgalising le defence of the community agalsi lavist allalas Police horses repeatedcharged black hitu youth and were beaten back. It was only when the police cleared the tascists Dennis Cubhay. acting of Coventry said: in view of the large number of people invoived in lie protest and the lack of control we shall have to consider carefully whether to allow another march of this kind.

It is nonsense to believe that racial harmony will be built in Coventry while the police, the council and the white community in generalOW gangs racist thugs to roam the city terBlack youth will not snown Inal incy submit any longer to racist attacks. The labour movemenI their example and join in a MOUS TOLlOW THE coroner's inquest into the deaths of the Deptford fire victims lived up to the best traditions of British justice. oners at the inquests into the deaths of Jimmy Peach, 'Cartoon' Liddle Towers can feel real proud of Deptford coroner Dr Davies Mr Justice Comyn, the High Court judge did say Dr Davies was guilty of a 'verv serious irregularity" in not taking notes of evidence. thing like that make him order a new inPerhaps he realised that Dr Davies got all those statements from the police which meant he didn't need to bother his head with what anybody eise had to say.

The evidence was enough. Four black people left the party just before the fire. Iney saw a young, slim, tallish man with short curly hair making a throwing motion towards the window of the house. break before the man sped off in a white Austin Princess, with a black vinyl roof complete with roof rack The police say this Daniels who warned the Deptford police station about the fire. Mr Daniels is in his forties. He is stocky straight brown hair. He drives a metalli gold Ausun trincess lal nas a Drowi stripe on the roof with no roof rack.

Commander Stockwell told the court The corKelly, Blair Campbell and glass to hard on the back.

But he didn't let a little 'fire was caused by an inside agency A police forensic scientist, Peter Pugh said there was no evidence of a hole in the window inus rebulane te evidence c Andy Hastings. He claimed that he rush. er nack no me room started and saw a hole the size of a football in tne macie or the window.

Mr Pugh was so sure of his theor that he had seen no point in collecting try and piece the window after all such a job is a t:

After the fire an 'incendiary de

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