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| PC Keith Blakelock trial date set for next year | PC Keith Blakelock trial date set for next year |
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| A provisional trial date has been set at the Old Bailey for a 44-year-old man charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985. | A provisional trial date has been set at the Old Bailey for a 44-year-old man charged with the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during the Broadwater Farm riots in 1985. |
| Nicholas Jacobs is accused of killing the 40-year-old officer, who was stabbed as he tried to protect firefighters tackling a blaze at a supermarket at the height of the unrest in Tottenham, north London. | Nicholas Jacobs is accused of killing the 40-year-old officer, who was stabbed as he tried to protect firefighters tackling a blaze at a supermarket at the height of the unrest in Tottenham, north London. |
| Jacobs appeared at the court via video-link from Belmarsh prison in south-east London, and a provisional trial date was set for 4 March next year. The case is expected to last up to six weeks. | Jacobs appeared at the court via video-link from Belmarsh prison in south-east London, and a provisional trial date was set for 4 March next year. The case is expected to last up to six weeks. |
| Wearing a dark blue tracksuit top and red trousers, Jacobs spoke only to confirm his name during the hearing. No application for bail was made and he was remanded in custody to appear for a plea hearing in the week beginning 28 October. | Wearing a dark blue tracksuit top and red trousers, Jacobs spoke only to confirm his name during the hearing. No application for bail was made and he was remanded in custody to appear for a plea hearing in the week beginning 28 October. |
| Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that Jacobs had been charged over PC Blakelock's death. | Prosecutors announced on Tuesday that Jacobs had been charged over PC Blakelock's death. |
| He and his colleague, PC Richard Coombes, were attacked on 6 October 1985 during the disorder in north London, which was sparked by the death of Cynthia Jarrett, who collapsed and died during a police raid on her home. | He and his colleague, PC Richard Coombes, were attacked on 6 October 1985 during the disorder in north London, which was sparked by the death of Cynthia Jarrett, who collapsed and died during a police raid on her home. |
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