Murder, Mystery and My Family
Dumbleton
Season 4 Episode 5 of 10
Criminal barristers Jeremy Dein QC and Sasha Wass QC re-investigate the case against farm labourer William Dumbleton, who was charged with the murder of travelling watch repairman John Edmonds in 1880. The accused man didn't have any legal representation until the commencement of his trial, which lasted just one day. Dumbleton was found guilty and sentenced to death
Murder, Mystery and My Family airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland HD at 3:00 PM, Thursday 5 June. (Subtitles, repeat, audio description.)
Topics
Education ➝ Science ➝ Factual Topics
Factual Crime
Jeremy Dein
Contributor
Sasha Wass
Contributor
Clare Wales
Producer