Marc Conway risked his life to stop the London Bridge terror attack. Why did he fear being sent to prison for it?
He tackled a murderer to the ground to protect the public. But the draconian licence conditions of his ‘99-year sentence’ meant that the first person he called was his probation officer
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The London Bridge ‘hero’ who could go to prison for 99 years
In 2019, ex-offender Marc Conway helped hold down a knifeman who killed two people in a terror attack. But by doing so he risked being recalled to prison. Simon Hattenstone reports
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June 2021
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The IPP scandalMarc Conway risked his life to stop the London Bridge terror attack. Why did he fear being sent to prison for it?He tackled a murderer to the ground to protect the public. But the draconian licence conditions of his ‘99-year sentence’ meant that the first person he called was his probation officer
