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Derek William Bentley (30 June 1933 – 28 January 1953) was a British man who was hanged for the murder of a policeman during a burglary.Christopher Craig, then aged 16, a friend and accomplice of Bentley, was accused of the murder.
Derek Bentley is an illiterate, epileptic young adult with developmental disabilities who falls into a gang led by a younger teenager named Christopher Craig. During the course of the robbery of a warehouse in Croydon, in which Bentley is encouraged to participate by Craig, the two become trapped by the police. Officers order Craig to put down ...
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Frederick William Fairfax GC (17 June 1917, Westminster, London – 23 February 1998, [1] Yeovil) was a British police detective awarded the George Cross [2] [3] for his heroism in chasing the armed robbers Derek Bentley and Christopher Craig on 2 November 1952. [4]
Together with Permanent Under-Secretary Sir Frank Newsam, Allen unsuccessfully urged a reprieve for Derek Bentley, who was hanged aged 19 in 1953 for the murder of a policeman. Bentley, who was already under arrest at the time, had allegedly called to an armed accomplice, Christopher Craig, "Let him have it, Chris!", when they were caught in a ...
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On the big screen, Reynolds portrayed Christopher Craig opposite Christopher Eccleston's Derek Bentley in Let Him Have It [5] and the mischievous Matt in Croupier alongside Clive Owen. [ 6 ] In later years, Reynolds made appearances as Squeak in Absolutely Fabulous alongside Julia Sawalha , his Press Gang co-star.