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Today in History: Constable Keith Blakelock killed in Broadwater Farm riot
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Story summary
- On 6 October 1985, a police search of Cynthia Jarrett’s Tottenham home sparked unrest that erupted into the Broadwater Farm riot. Amid the chaos, Metropolitan Police constable Keith Blakelock was attacked and killed on the estate’s concrete walkways, the most lethal police killing in recent British riots.