LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

John Cannan sentenced for murder of Shirley Banks

Genre

News report; Press conference

TX Date

28 Apr 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:15

Description

Chris Terry reports from Exeter Crown Court on the sentencing of Bristol businessman John Cannan: how he murdered Shirley Banks (08/10/87), his history of sex crimes, the judge’s summing up, and the jail terms passed. Liz Reynolds, Shirley’s mother, talks about the sentencing.

Contributors

Liz Reynolds; Christopher Terry

Keywords

Crime; UK; Great Britain; Somerset; Women; Homicide; England; Imprisonment; Trials; Rape; Bristol; Sentencing; Abduction; Sexual violence; Shirley Banks; John Cannan

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