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"Every officer on the force wants those responsible caught.
It's difficult to capture the sense of outrage that exists. An innocent man going about his business has been gunned down on his driveway. He gave evidence, did his civic duty - and was shot.
My message to the assailant is: We are going to hunt you down and convict you. We are coming to find you. We are coming to lock you up. And if anyone else has any information and is not providing it then you share the same responsibility as the person who pulled the trigger."
Peter Ditchett, Assistant Chief Constable, Nottinghamshire Police |
Racists have sentences cut
Three men jailed for a racially motivated attack on Rastafarian Derek Senior in Nottingham have had their sentences cut on appeal on the basis the racially aggravated element of the attack had been 'overestimated'. (BBC, 18 Oct 2004)
An estate known by its gunfire
When locals hear of another shooting in Nottingham, they assume it was in St Ann's. (Guardian, 11 Oct 2004)
Police are closing in on Brodie
The net is closing in on James Brodie. Two hundred posters with his face on it are being placed around the city today.
Police want to speak to him about the death of Marian Bates and the racially aggravated assault on Derek Senior. (Nottingham Evening Post, 21 May 2004)
Brodie: Was he the fifth man in race attack?
Detectives investigating the shooting of jeweller Marian Bates want to speak to 20-year-old James Brodie. And today the Evening Post can reveal Brodie is also wanted in connection with another high-profile case. (Nottingham Evening Post, 20 May 2004)
Horror over 'act of revenge'
When four men were jailed for a racist attack on Derek Senior, he might have thought his nightmare was over. But today he is recovering after being shot four times. (Nottingham Evening Post, 19 May 2004)
Race victim shot after attackers jailed
A 50-year-old man has been gunned down outside his home in Nottingham in what police believe was in revenge for helping to jail four men who launched an unprovoked and racist attack on him. (Guardian, 19 May 2004)
Revenge shooting on court witness
A Rastafarian has been shot outside his home just days after giving evidence in the trial of four racist thugs who beat him up and ripped off his dreadlocks. (Telegraph, 19 May 2004)
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