LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Schizophrenic killer gets 3 years probation

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

17 Jul 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:02:39

Description

Report on the sentencing of schizophrenic Paul Gordon to 3 years probation in a mental hospital for the robbery and murder of 83-year-old William Horsley(?), and concerns over the care in the community system for mentally ill people after a string of similar incidents. Niece of the victim, Ellen Hall, gives her reaction to the sentence. Tim Crook reports.

Contributors

Tim Crook; Ellen Hall

Keywords

Psychiatric hospitals; Homicide; Murder trials; Trials; Sentencing; Probation; Mental health services; Schizophrenia; Community care; Paul Gordon; William Horsley(?)

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