In October 2005, rumours about a rape in a shop filled the pirate radio airwaves. The allegation was that South Asian shopkeepers had assaulted a schoolgirl of Jamaican heritage. The story struck a nerve and soon people were protesting outside the shop - a hair and beauty supply shop named Beauty Queen.
Over the subsequent days, the protests would morph into something else entirely, a riot which brought hundreds to the streets and left two people dead.
Over the subsequent days, the protests would morph into something else entirely, a riot which brought hundreds to the streets and left two people dead.