5-year-old shot by police in Birmingham
- Title
- 5-year-old shot by police in Birmingham
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
- TX Date
- 29 Aug 1985
- Year of production
- 1985
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- Duration
- 00:02:23
- Description
- Report on the accidental shooting dead of 5-year-old John Shorthouse, at his home in Birmingham on 24/08/85 by PC Brian Chester. Includes excerpts from a press conference featuring West Midlands Chief Constable Geoffrey Dear. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Geoffrey Dear
- Keywords
- Deaths; Police; Children (age group); Birmingham; Policemen; Accidental death; Brian Chester; John Shorthouse
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LBC/IRN, "5-year-old shot by police in Birmingham". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0012200063018 (Accessed 15 Jun 2025)