Cherry Groce shot by police

Title
Cherry Groce shot by police
Genre
News report; Interview
TX Date
23 Dec 1985
Year of production
1985
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Duration
00:03:02
Description
Report and interviews with Dorothy Groce, known as Cherry Groce, and her brother Tony Young, on her condition and how she feels after being shot by police when they were looking for her son Michael (the shot paralysed her). Female reporter not identified.
Contributors
Tony Young; Cherry Groce; Dorothy Groce
Keywords
London; Injuries; Police; Policing practice; Brixton; Firearms; Hospital patients; Paralysis; Michael Groce; Cherry Groce

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LBC/IRN, "Cherry Groce shot by police". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0017300003007 (Accessed 15 Apr 2026)