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Harry Maurice Roberts (born 1936 in Kennington, London, England) is one of the UK's most notorious murderers and longest-serving prisoners. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kennington is an area of South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Murder is the unlawful killing of another human person with Malice aforethought, as defined in Common Law countries

Biography

Roberts was the instigator of the Massacre of Braybrook Street, a triple-murder of policemen in 1966. Massacre of Braybrook Street was the murder of three Police officers in London in 1966 [1]

Roberts was with two other petty criminals in Braybrook Street, East Acton, London, when his car was pulled over by PC Geoffrey Fox, 41, Sgt Christopher Head, 30, and Det Con David Wombwell, 25 in an unmarked "Q" car. Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. When he feared that some handguns were about to be uncovered, Roberts drew one of the guns and shot one of the policemen dead. He then shot a second policeman while one of his accomplices shot dead the third.

Roberts hid out in Epping Forest to avoid the huge manhunt. Epping Forest is an area of ancient Woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. He used his military training (he had served as a soldier during the Malayan Emergency) to avoid police capture for three months. The Malayan Emergency was a State of emergency declared by the British colonial government of Malaya in 1948 and lifted in 1960 as well as an insurrection and He was finally captured whilst sleeping in a barn at Blount's Farm near Bishop's Stortford after hiding in the adjacent Matham's Wood. Bishop's Stortford is a Market town in east Hertfordshire, England, on the County boundary with Essex. Roberts was familiar with the area as he had been sent there as a child evacuee earlier in his life. At this time, there were lots of sightings of Roberts, but the local people who saw him decided that he couldn't possibly be the same man the police were hunting, and consequently he evaded capture for several months.

Convicted of three murders, Roberts was sentenced to life imprisonment with a recommended minimum of 30 years. Life imprisonment or life incarceration is a sentence of imprisonment for a serious crime often for most [2] He made many escape attempts but remains imprisoned more than a decade after the expiry of his minimum term in 1996. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) In 2005 he made an appeal over the use of secret evidence to keep him in jail, failed in the House of Lords. In 2001 he had been transferred to an open prison in what was thought to be a prelude to his release. However Roberts was alleged to have been involved in drug dealing, bringing contraband into prison and other activities. Secret evidence was used in the parole hearing which subsequently denied his parole.

In September 2006, 70-year-old Roberts applied for a judicial review over apparent delays by the parole board in reaching a decision to free him by the end of the year. In December 2006, he was turned down for parole [3].

On 29 June 2007, he was given leave to seek a High Court judicial review over his failed parole bid, with the judge saying his case, "was of great public interest. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "[4]

Influences

His murder of the policemen made him a hero in some anarchist circles, and anarchists and football fans since the murders have chanted his name to antagonise the police. Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Chants like "Harry Roberts is our friend, is our friend, is our friend. Harry Roberts is our friend, he kills coppers" (to the tune of "London Bridge Is Falling Down"),[5][6][7][8] a chant which originated with groups of young people outside of Shepherd's Bush police station after Roberts had been arrested. " London Bridge Is Falling Down " (Round 502 is a well-known traditional Nursery rhyme which is found in different versions all over the world [9] His folk-hero status amongst these sub-cultures has led to various artistic representations of Roberts. The character of Billy Porter in the 2001 novel He Kills Coppers by Jake Arnott, and the 2008 TV adaptation, is based on Harry Roberts,[7] and he features in the lyrics of several songs by the band Chumbawamba, including one in which is name is chanted repeatedly ("Harry Roberts, Harry Roberts, Roberts Roberts, Harry Harry") in parody of the Hare Krishna mantra "Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare". Chumbawamba are an English band who began their career playing Anarcho-punk, but over a 25-year career have gone on to play music ranging from pop -influenced The Hare Krishna Mantra, also referred to reverentially as the Maha Mantra ("Great Mantra" is a sixteen-word Vaishnava mantra made well

References

  1. ^ Police killer will ask High Court to clear way for his release The Independent. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media.
  2. ^ BBC Article
  3. ^ Police killer loses parole caseBBC News. Accessed 24 June 2007
  4. ^ Review for police killer Roberts BBC News. Accessed 30 June 2007
  5. ^ Ryan Kiesel (9 January 2007). Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Why they chant the cop killer's name. icSouthlondon. Retrieved on 2007-06-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
  6. ^ Ian Burrell (17 October 2002). Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Police killer will ask High Court to clear way for his release. The Independent. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Retrieved on 2007-06-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
  7. ^ a b Tim Adams (22 April 2001). Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Jake's progress. The Guardian. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Retrieved on 2007-06-24. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place
  8. ^ Robson, Garry (2000). No One Likes Us, We Don't Care': The Myth and Reality of Millwall Fandom. Berg Publishers, p. 65. ISBN 1859733727.  
  9. ^ Kray, Kaye (1997). Lifers. Blake Publishing, pp. 97-98. ISBN 1-87782-171-8.  
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