# "The police shot my mother" - one man's fight for justice

An episode of [The Crime Agents](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1820933088), 6 Nov 2025, 37 min.

Audio: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/94c23737-1d17-45a3-b088-3bc017c96fca.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=1366922d-44a9-4066-80a4-91e9297898df&aw_0_1st.episodeid=94c23737-1d17-45a3-b088-3bc017c96fca

One day in September 1985, a dawn raid in South London went badly wrong. Police were looking for a man called Michael Groce - but they raided the wrong address, and ended up shooting his mother, Cherry Groce, who was left paralysed for the rest of her life. The incident led to an uprising in Brixton, and the anger soon spread to Tottenham, and even Toxteth in Liverpool. In this episode, Andy and Neil explain the background to the shooting of Cherry Groce and the riots which spread across the country in the autumn of 1985. They also speak to Lee Lawrence, Cherry's son, who watched as his mother was shot by a Met Police officer in her own home. Lee tells Andy and Neil the powerful story of his battle to get justice for his Mum, and why he's now decided to work with the police to help prevent what happened 40 years ago from ever happening again. Follow us on social media: @thecrimeagents

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