Murder of William Plommer
The murder of William Plommer took place in Sheffield, England, on 27 April 1925. Plommer, a First World War veteran, was attacked in the street by a gang and died of his injuries shortly afterwards. Eleven men were placed under arrest in the aftermath of the murder,[1] five of them eventually being convicted.[2] Two of those convicted, the brothers Lawrence Fowler and Wilfred Fowler, were hanged.[3][4] The case was international news.[5]
References
- ^ "Sheffield Murder Inquest", The Times, May 19, 1925.
- ^ "Sheffield Murder Case", The Times, August 1, 1925.
- ^ "Execution at Leeds", The Times, September 5, 1925.
- ^ The Sheffield Murder: Wilfred Fowler Hanged, Brisbane Courier, September 5, 1925.
- ^ Brutal Murder: Sheffield Outrage, Brisbane Courier, July 30, 1925.
External links
- Police station on frontline in Sheffield gang wars, Sheffield Star, September 19, 2014.
- Memories of murder and terror in war of the gangs, Yorkshire Post, August 26, 2011.