REWARD OFFER OF £500 IN TUCKER’S TOWN ASSAULT
Our "Who, Where and When" photos are usually exactly that! We want to know who is in the photo, where was it taken and when was it taken, so this is a photo, or sketch, with a major difference.
This sketch of a young man was created in early 1964, and was published in the media in February 1964 when it was described as an artist's impression of a man the police were seeking following an attempted rape in Tucker's Town. According to the Royal Gazette, it was drawn by "a member of the Police Force" from a description given by the victim of the attack.
The Police offered a reward of 500 pounds to anyone who provided information leading to the arrest of the suspect.
George Rose has written an excellent article about this case, which resulted in two Scotland Yard detectuves coming out to Bermuda to assist in the investigation, and the culprit was arrested, charged and convicted of what was described as an "utterly vicious and brutal attack".
CLICK HERE to read George Rose's article here on our ExPo website.
So why are we publishing the photo of this sketch in our "Who, Where and When" column?
Well, we were intrigued to see that the sketch was said to have been drawn by one of our police officers, and we would be very interested in discovering who it was. We realize that the only people likely to know who it was would have been a serving members in or before 1964. If you have any idea who it might have been we would be pleased to here from you.