Murder of Harry Collinson information

Murder of Harry Collinson
Date	20 June 1991
Time	09:00
Duration	2 hours 20 minutes
Location	Eliza Lane, Butsfield, County Durham, England
Coordinates	54°48′22″N 1°51′17″W / 54.806058°N 1.854791°W
Cause	Property dispute
First reporter	Tony Belmont
Filmed by	Phil Dobson (for BBC Look North); Grant Atkinson and Michael Allun (for Derwentside District Council); Mike Peckett (for The Northern Echo);
Deaths	1
Non-fatal injuries	2
Accused	Albert Dryden
Charges	Murder of Harry Collinson; Attempted murder of Tony Belmont, Stephen Campbell and Michael Dunston; Wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm;
Trial	16 March – 1 April 1992
Verdict	Guilty
Sentence	Murder of Collinson: Life imprisonment; Attempted murder of Dunston: Life imprisonment; Wounding of Belmont: 7 years; Wounding of Campbell: 7 years;
	Butsfield class=notpageimage\| Butsfield shown within County Durham

The murder of Harry Collinson, the planning officer for Derwentside District Council, occurred on 20 June 1991 at Butsfield, County Durham, England.^[1] At the time of the murder, Derwentside District Council was involved in a dispute with Albert Dryden, a local landowner, over the erection of a dwelling on his rural property without planning permission.^[2]^[3] At approximately 09:00 on 20 June, as television news crews filmed, Dryden aimed a handgun—a .455 Webley Mk VI revolver—at Collinson and shot him dead.^[4]^[5] As the journalists and council staff fled, Dryden opened fire again, wounding BBC television reporter Tony Belmont and Police Constable Stephen Campbell.^[4]^[5]

A standoff situation followed as armed police officers—who had been on stand-by for the incident at nearby Consett—raced to the scene and Dryden retreated to a caravan on his property.^[6] Dryden warned them that the buildings were booby trapped with explosives, that he had planted land mines in the ground around the property and had a cache of hand grenades inside the caravan.^[7] At approximately 11:20, police negotiators offered to install a field telephone to enable them to better communicate with him.^[8] Dryden came out of the caravan to the perimeter fence to watch them and, realising that his holster was empty, tactical firearms officer Sgt John Taylor immediately wrestled him to the ground.^[9] Assisted by PCs Chris Barber, Andy Reay and Philip Brown, Taylor was able to subdue Dryden and he was taken into police custody.^[9]

Dryden was tried at Newcastle upon Tyne during March–April 1992.^[10]^[11] Found guilty of Collinson's murder, the attempted murder of council solicitor Michael Dunston—whom he had apparently been aiming for when he shot at the group—and the wounding of Belmont and Campbell, Dryden was sentenced to two terms of life imprisonment and two terms of seven years' imprisonment, to run concurrently.^[12] Dryden's appeal against the conviction was dismissed, and his applications for parole were refused as he showed no remorse for his crimes.^[13]^[14] In 2017, Dryden suffered a stroke and was released from prison to a nursing home on compassionate grounds.^[15] Dryden died on 15 September 2018 aged 78 in a care home following his prison release.^[16]

^ McKay, Neil (14 March 2009). "The day a good man died - and we all realised nobody is safe from the threat of violence". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 30.
^ Blackie 2006, p. 10
^ Wainwright, Martin (21 June 1991). "Planning chief killed in demolition row: Bitter dispute over ex-steel worker's illegal summerhouse spills over". The Guardian. London. p. 2.
^ ^a ^b "Albert Dryden Shooting: 'Still haunted by day I saw a man killed in cold blood'". The Northern Echo. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ ^a ^b Davenport, Peter; Clancy, Ray (21 June 1991). "Council man shot dead in dispute on bungalow". The Times. London.
^ Blackie 2006, pp. 113, 119
^ Blackie 2006, pp. 140, 144
^ Blackie 2006, p. 141
^ ^a ^b Blackie 2006, pp. 141–142
^ "Shooting of planning officer shown on television". The Guardian. London. 17 March 1992. p. 3.
^ "TV case jury out today". The Guardian. London. 1 April 1992. p. 2.
^ Campbell, Duncan (2 April 1992). "TV killer of council planner gets life". The Guardian. London. p. 2.
^ "Killer caught on TV has appeal rejected". The Times. London. 22 February 1994. p. 5.
^ Hutchinson, Lisa; Diffley, Jamie (29 August 2003). "Killer's freedom plea". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 2.
^ Doughty, Sophie (6 October 2017). "'It should never have happened'". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 12.
^ "Planning-row killer Albert Dryden dies year after release". BBC News. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

[1] McKay, Neil (14 March 2009). "The day a good man died - and we all realised nobody is safe from the threat of violence". The Journal. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 30.

[2] Blackie 2006, p. 10

[3] Wainwright, Martin (21 June 1991). "Planning chief killed in demolition row: Bitter dispute over ex-steel worker's illegal summerhouse spills over". The Guardian. London. p. 2.

[echo-4] "Albert Dryden Shooting: 'Still haunted by day I saw a man killed in cold blood'". The Northern Echo. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[davenport-5] Davenport, Peter; Clancy, Ray (21 June 1991). "Council man shot dead in dispute on bungalow". The Times. London.

[6] Blackie 2006, pp. 113, 119

[7] Blackie 2006, pp. 140, 144

[8] Blackie 2006, p. 141

[B1412-9] Blackie 2006, pp. 141–142

[guardian1-10] "Shooting of planning officer shown on television". The Guardian. London. 17 March 1992. p. 3.

[11] "TV case jury out today". The Guardian. London. 1 April 1992. p. 2.

[12] Campbell, Duncan (2 April 1992). "TV killer of council planner gets life". The Guardian. London. p. 2.

[13] "Killer caught on TV has appeal rejected". The Times. London. 22 February 1994. p. 5.

[14] Hutchinson, Lisa; Diffley, Jamie (29 August 2003). "Killer's freedom plea". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 2.

[15] Doughty, Sophie (6 October 2017). "'It should never have happened'". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne. p. 12.

[bbc-Planning-row-killer-Albert-Dryden-dies-year-after-release-16] "Planning-row killer Albert Dryden dies year after release". BBC News. 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

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