Damilola: Death of a Ten Year Old
Former London Metropolitan police officer and television host Rav Wilding retraces the story of Damilola Taylor, the young boy who bled to death in a stairwell in a South London low-income housing project. At the time, Rav was a police officer working on the investigation into Damilola's killing, and it remains his most vivid memory of his time with the Met.
Former London Metropolitan police officer and television host Rav Wilding retraces the story of Damilola Taylor, the young boy who bled to death in a stairwell in a South London low-income housing project. At the time, Rav was a police officer working on the investigation into Damilola's killing, and it remains his most vivid memory of his time with the Met.
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