The funeral of Mrs Doreen Khan and her 3 children. The Khans died as a result of a petrol bomb attack on their home on 2nd July, during a wave of racist incidents in the area. Her husband was badly burned. The police, adding insult to injury, detained for questioning friends and relatives of the victims, repeatedly grilling them hoping to shift the blame for the tragedies on to them.
After the funeral the police a group of mourners, angered by the police behaviour, smashed windows and were involved in fighting with police.
Walthamstow. 11 July 1981