Charge over Blakelock murder
Nicholas Jacobs, 44, has been charged with the murder of Pc Keith Blakelock, who died in the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985, the Crown Prosecution Service said today.
Man remanded over the murder of Pc Blakelock
A man has appeared before magistrates charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock, who died during the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985.
The father of three was killed as he tried to protect crews putting out a fire in a supermarket.Nicholas Jacobs appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court earlier today and was remanded in custody.
Ruth Banks reports:
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