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a battle commenced. In fact, the gang cutters, then as one of the gang went had no guns – what they did have was to cosh him and Dowse put up his arm a variety of other murderous weapons. to ward off the blow, his hand was

Flying Squad second-in-command shattered. In a similar way, DI Peter DCI Bob Lee had his scalp split open Sinclair suffered a broken arm. with an iron bar wielded by Roome, As the fight spilled out of the while the gang member who had been warehouse, so the waiting Squad men washing out the cups now smashed rushed forward and eight of the gang the carafe and ground the jagged ends soon lay unconscious. into DS Fred Allen’s thigh. Allen cracked his opponent over the head ot all were caught. Billy with his truncheon and both men fell. Benstead and Bertie Saphir Allen was grievously injured but escaped. Teddy Machin was conscious, his opponent was out cold. chased by officers and in the

Draper had been untied and he now darkness lost both them and his balance. released Charlie Hewett, who tore into He fell into a ditch, passed out Roome, inflicting serious injuries. and was overlooked. (He was not quite

Fifty years after the event, Hewett so overlooked in 1970 when he wrote: “I did not feel guilty about what received both barrels of a sawn-off I did to Big Alfie.” shotgun through the window of his

DS Donald Macmillan had his nose Canning Town home.) broken as he defended Hewett. DS Franny Daniels, a well-respected Mickey Dowse waded into the fray: thief, managed to crawl under a lorry first he was hit with a giant pair of wire and cling on as it moved off. He had

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