Cherry Groce

VIDEO: UK NEWS – THE FAMILY OF CHERRY GROCE DEMAND JUSTICE!

Dorothy ‘Cherry’ Groce was shot and paralysed from the waist down after armed police raided her home looking for her son. This incident sparked the 1985 Brixton riots . After 30 years the Metropolitan police has grudgingly apologised to the family of Cherry Groce for the shooting. Due to the injuries sustained at the hands of an armed policeman, doctors gave the mother of six 10 years to live. Cherry lived for 26 years and died in 2011. Official documents show that pathologists believe the []

UK NEWS: WOMAN SHOT BY POLICE THAT SPARKED THE 1985 BRIXTON RIOTS DIES

Dorethy ‘Cherry’ Groce who was shot and left paralyzed from the waist down by police in 1985, has died. Some hours later this incident went on to spark the second Brixton riots. Click HERE to read more about Cherry and the 1985 Brixton riots. Website Operation Black Vote reports that Cherry died on the 25 April (Easter Sunday) surrounded by family members. For 26 years Cherry courageously battled with numerous complications caused by the shooting. Although her life expectancy was only 10 years she continued to be an []