ON 8 OCTOBER 1985 the trial of Gerald Pryce and four other black youths is due to start at the Old Bailey. Gerald is the brother of Eustace Pryce, a sixteen year old Afro-Caribbean who was murdered by white racists in Newham last November. charged with attray -racists who killed his brother.
Justice for the Pryces Committee, which is fighting for the charges to be dropped, and to publicise the been treated by the police and the British courts. ON NOVEMBER 29th 1984, 16 year old Eustace Pryce was murdered by racists on the streets of Newham.
The murder happened after racists provoked a fight, and black vouths responded.
Eustace was not even involved in the fight, but was stabbed in the back of the neck and died almost immediately.
Three plain clothes 1011Ce officers actually witnessed the incident from a bus. Their response was predictable. They did not arrest the murderer but instead Eustace's brother on the grounds that he was in a distraught state and looked as though he was about to something dangerous.
He was then denied the right to go with his dying He is for fighting back against the January (which were only reduced on July 31st) meant that he could not even come into Newham to see his family, friends or pregnant girlfriend. Gerald been denied the basic human right with his family mourn while the murderer of his the Pryces brother walks free.
The Pryce family not alone in their sutfering, and the catalogue of Michael Been violence was kill in Hacknev When his friends carried him to the police statior they were treated though they were criminals by police officers whe left Michael bleeding unattended in the station. Hit later alea in nospital. In the courts, the callousness continued and Michael's mother, shocked by light sentences given to his murderer forcibly removed and thrown into a prison cell.
The message from the police and courts is clear pere is no lustice for biack people, when members of our community are murdered their families are treated as criminals.
Gerald goes on trial on 8th, alongsid two Asian and two Afro Carribean youths, also charged with affray. Com munity pressure resulted in Gerald's condition. being partially relaxed, only community pressure will finally bring about justice for the Pryce family.
Remember Eustace ... Defend Gerald.
For details contact: Justice for the Pryces Suppor Committee, PO Box 273 Forest Gate, London E7 Tel: 555 8151
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Below we publish the appeal circulated by the outragous way Gerald and his entire family have