Joy Gardner
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1953-05-29
Day of Death
1993-08-01 (40 years old)
Place of Birth
Jamaica
Joy Gardner
Biography
Joy Angelia Gardner (née Burke, 29 May 1953 – 1 August 1993) was a 40-year-old Jamaican mature student living in London, England, United Kingdom. Gardner died after being detained during a police immigration raid on her home in Crouch End, when she was restrained with handcuffs and leather straps and gagged with a 13-foot length of adhesive tape wrapped around her head. Unable to breathe, she collapsed and suffered brain damage due to asphyxia. She was placed on life support but died following a cardiac arrest four days later. In 1995, three of the police officers involved stood trial for Gardner's manslaughter, but were acquitted.
Known For
Acting
(1995)
Justice for Joy
as Self (archive footage)