Blair Peach killed in London

New Zealander Blair Peach was killed during a clash between police and protesters at an anti-fascism rally in Southall, London.

The 33-year-old special-needs teacher and member of the Anti-Nazi League suffered head injuries and died later in hospital. A primary school in Southall was named in his memory.

A Metropolitan Police report that was finally released in 2010 found that Peach had died as a result of being hit on the head, possibly with a lead-weighted cosh, by a policeman who could not be identified with certainty because of collusion among members of the paramilitary Special Patrol Group.

Image: Blair Peach (Wikipedia)