LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Mother of Moors murder victim campaigns for Hindley transfer

Genre

Interview

TX Date

27 Mar 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:03:21

Description

Ann West, mother of Moor’s murder victim Lesley Ann Downey, on her campaign to have murderer Myra Hindley transferred to a more secure prison, and on her violent feelings towards Hindley. West also comments on the increase in child sexual abuse in the wake of the Moors murders, and says the judicial system poses no disincentive for potential offenders. Female interviewer not identified.

Contributors

Ann West

Keywords

Crime; Religion; Prisons; Homicide; Children (age group); Penal sanctions; Imprisonment; Christianity; Religious belief; Prisoners; Myra Hindley; Rape; Sentencing; Sexual abuse; Cookham Wood Prison

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