Tottenham Mandem proximate cause of the 2011 England riots. Tottenham Mandem The Tottenham Mandem (also Tottenham Man Dem or TMD) are an organized street gang based in Tottenham, north London, that began on the Broadwater Farm estate prior to the Broadwater Farm riot in 1985. One of the early members and later leader Mark Lambie was a suspect in the murder of PC Keith Blakelock during that riot. Lambie had been top of Operation Trident's wanted list due to the close links he had built with gangs in Wembley, Harlesden and south London. He was jailed in 2002. In January 2014, it
Broadwater Farm the black community. Floyd Jarrett, whose home was about a mile from the Farm, was arrested by police on 5 October 1985, having given false details when stopped in a car with an allegedly false tax disc. While he was in custody, four officers attended his home to conduct a search. During the search, his mother Cynthia Jarrett collapsed and died. It has never been satisfactorily concluded how and why Cynthia Jarrett died, and whether it was a heart attack or due to police actions. The next day, 6 October 1985, saw a small demonstration outside Tottenham police station, which