Pottery Cottage murders
The Pottery Cottage murders happened in Eastmoor, Chesterfield in January 1977. William Thomas Hughes escaped from police whilst being moved from prison to court where he was facing charges of rape and assault.[1] He stabbed two prison officers during his escape and then took five members of a local family hostage. Only one person from this family survived.[2][3][4]
| Pottery Cottage murders | |
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| Location | Pottery Cottage, Eastmoor, Chesterfield |
| Coordinates | 53°14′16.8″N 1°32′47.4″W / 53.238000°N 1.546500°W |
| Date | 12-14 January 1977 |
| Deaths | * Arthur Minton (72)
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| Injured | 4 (2 seriously) |
Police shot Hughes dead after he had killed four members of the family. He was the first person to be shot dead by the Derbyshire Constabulary.[5][6]
Pottery Cottage Murders Media
Beely Moor. Looking across the moor towards Harland Edge.
The Peak District in winter. Hughes crossed several miles of similar terrain following his escape from custody before sighting Pottery Cottage
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References
- ↑ "˜The bullet just bounced off his head and made him more wild". Lancashire Post. June 2, 2017. https://www.lep.co.uk/news/bullet-just-bounced-his-head-and-made-him-more-wild-1115467.
- ↑ Knife-crazy killer shot dead. 15 January 1977. pp. 1. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000560/19770115/007/0001?browse=true.
- ↑ Victims of the crazy knife killer. 16 January 1977. pp. 1,4,5. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002137/19770116/001/0001?browse=true.
- ↑ Roper, Matt (3 March 2020). Pottery Cottage killings still haunt police investigator after four decades. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pottery-cottage-killings-still-haunt-21626354.
- ↑ Crowson, Isaac (22 November 2017). "The hero cop who brought mass murderer's rampage to an end". Derby Telegraph. https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/hero-cop-who-brought-mass-817240.
- ↑ 40 Years On: Four members of same family held captive and killed by escaped convict in Derbyshire. January 17, 2017. https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/40-years-four-members-same-family-held-captive-and-killed-escaped-convict-derbyshire-748254.