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| BLUNDERS
BY RIPPER POLICE |
CRUCIAL clues regarding the suspicious behaviour of Anthony Hardy
– the Camden Ripper – were not passed to the coroner who
reached a mistaken verdict that his first victim had died of natural
causes, an inquiry has found.
The breakdown in communication was revealed in a review of Hardy’s
killing spree and highlighted as a cause for concern in a final
report published on Tuesday.
An independent panel said the police had not passed on detailed
evidence to an inquest into the death of prostitute Sally White,
Hardy’s first known victim, whose naked dead body was found
locked away in the killer’s council flat in January 2002. Covered
only in a towel, she had a bite mark on her thigh and a wound to
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| ANTIQUE
TRADERS EVICTED |
WORLD famous antique market Camden Passage at the Angel was in
crisis this week with up to 40 traders – including a popular
farmers’ market – about to be evicted.
The dealers have been told to vacate the ornate two story Georgian
Village arcade and forecourt by the end of the month because the
arcade is being sold to developers.
The move is regarded as the biggest ever set back for the cobbled
tourist
thoroughfare since it was launched in the late 1950s.
“We’ve survived the Sars outbreak, foot-and-mouth, 9/11
and 7/7 – but you can’t fight young men in sharp suits
with lots of money,” said Graham Thurnston, a silverware trader
for 23 years who is one of those being evicted. |
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| TENANTS
HIT THEIR ROOFS |
TENNANTS are outraged that a leading housing association has
put much-needed homes under the hammer.
Paddington Churches Housing Association (PCHA) made almost £2
million on Monday when eight of its properties were sold at a housing
auction. Three flats in Westbourne Crescent in Paddington were sold
for under £200,000 while a four-storey house in Ashmore Road,
Maida Hill, went for £590,000. The auction took place at the
Millennium Hotel in Mayfair attended largely by developers and property
magnates. |
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