The assassination of Gerard Hoarau

Political dissident Gerard Hoarau, 34, was shot dead on his doorstep in Edgware on 29 November 1985. He had just left his home on Greencourt Avenue when a gunman fired a Sterling sub-machine from the other side of the road at around 10.15am. At the time of his death he was president of the Seychellois …

Death at the Lido: Enrico Sidoli

Fifteen year-old Enrico Sidoli died after being attacked at Parliament Hill Lido in 1976. He had gone to the busy open-air pool in Hampstead on 8 July with his sister and her children. Witnesses later told police that Enrico had become involved in an argument with a group of boys before the attack. It is …