Central Criminal Court - 23.11.1965

Case
Case number
unreported
Country
  • United Kingdom
Case Description

Arson - Trial for setting fire to Palmer's Green and Southgate Synagogue in July of 1965 - 5-year imprisonment

Sec. 24(1), Larceny Act 1916

Name of Court
Central Criminal Court
Date of decision
Nov 23, 1965
Subjects
  • Attack on Jewish Places of Worship
Type of Court
  • Court of first instance
Area of Law
  • Criminal Law
Year
  • 1965
Generated ID
MWK7410-7698
Geolocation

Latitude: 51.51547

Longitude: -0.10178

Geolocation
Source
See Kirby, Dick. Scotland Yard’s Gangbuster: Bert Wickstead’s Most Celebrated Cases. Pen & Sword True Crime, 2019, Chapter 3; https://www.jta.org/archive/briton-sentenced-in-london-to-five-years-for-setting-fire-to-synagogue, Reference DPP 2/4012 (closed until 2047) in The National Archives
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