David Ford v Sir Paul Condon (Commissioner Metropolitan Police)
It is alleged that there
was an Aggravated Armed Robbery at the home of
one Mr Derek Sherborne
on 21st September 1982, this was hailed as one of
the biggest antiques robberies of this century.
Among the items supposedly stolen in this robbery
were four paintings which is where I become
involved in the story. I was arrested in 1985 and
charged with knowingly handling stolen property
and jailed for 2 years. The paintings and a
number of others items were taken away by the
police to be used in evidence, including paperwork
and diaries seized from my shop. The paperwork
and diaries were never offered as evidence and
although they were returned to me in 1987 they
were taken away again and since have never been
returned. These items are central to my case but
the police refuse to return them to me and say
that under the Limitation Act (1980) I have no
claim, but I have been trying to retrieve these
items since 1988 well within the 6 years laid
down in the Act. The police also claim that the
items were not removed unlawfully, but they were
removed to be used in evidence and were not
entered onto the exhibits list. This means that
they were removed for another purpose, therefore
unlawfully. The police maintain that the
paintings are stolen but I can prove otherwise
and will do in these pages and when I get my day
in court.
Scandals in Justice
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