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As the gang split up and attempted to escape on foot, he and PC Carl Walker, who also later won the George Cross, chased one of the raiders, Frederick Joseph Sewell (known as "Fat" Fred), down a dead-end alleyway. Sewell shot Walker in the thigh before Richardson tackled the gunman and attempted to persuade him to surrender his weapon.
Aug 23, 2021 · Supt Gerry Richardson was shot at point-blank range as he grappled with armed robber Frederick Joseph Sewell on a Blackpool street on 23 August 1971.
Jul 17, 2021 · Frederick ‘Fat Fred’ Sewell murdered one of Britain’s most senior cops, Chief Supt Gerald Richardson, before fleeing the bloody scene in Blackpool, says a shocking new book.
The shop had been raided by a gang led by notorious London criminal Frederick Sewell, who was more commonly known by his nickname "Fat Fred". The shop's manager had pushed a panic...
Aug 25, 2021 · Hero police Superintendent Gerald Richardson who was murdered by Fred 'Fat Fred' Sewell in 1971. In a new book "In Justice, Love and Honour", author Stephen Gillen has detailed the remarkable...
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Aug 24, 2022 · Cheif Superintendent Gerald Richardson of Blackpool police was shot by Fat Fred during a botched robbery. On the morning of August 23, 1971, a lightly guarded high street jewellery store turned into a bloodbath. A robbery which a gang of crooks thought would be a simple heist went horribly wrong.
The shop had been raided by a gang led by notorious London criminal Frederick Sewell, who was more commonly known by his nickname "Fat Fred". The shop's manager had pushed a panic button when...
