, ▁becomes ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁conv icted ▁of ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁cr imes ▁in ▁a ▁British ▁court ▁when ▁he ▁is ▁sent enced ▁to ▁life ▁imprison ment ▁for ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁Jews ▁in ▁his ▁native ▁Bel arus . ▁He ▁has ▁lived ▁in ▁Britain ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁▁ 1 4 ▁April ▁– ▁Ed gar ▁Pear ce , ▁the ▁so - called ▁" M ardi ▁Gra ▁bom ber ", ▁conv icted ▁for ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁bomb ings ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁in ▁j ail . ▁▁ 1 7 ▁April ▁– ▁A ▁bomb ▁expl odes ▁in ▁B ri xt on , ▁South ▁London , ▁and ▁inj ures ▁ 4 5 ▁people . ▁▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁– ▁A ▁second ▁bomb ▁explos ion ▁in ▁Br ick ▁Lane , ▁east ▁London ▁inj ures ▁ 1 3 ▁people . ▁▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁– ▁TV ▁present er ▁J ill ▁D ando , ▁ 3 7 , ▁dies ▁after ▁being ▁shot ▁on ▁the ▁door step ▁of ▁her ▁Ful ham ▁home . ▁▁ 3 0 ▁April ▁– ▁A ▁third ▁bomb ▁in ▁London ▁expl odes ▁in ▁the ▁Admir al ▁Dun can ▁pub , ▁in ▁Old ▁Com pton ▁Street , ▁So ho , ▁London ▁– ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁London ▁gay ▁scene ▁– ▁killing ▁two ▁people ▁( including ▁a ▁pre gn ant ▁woman ) ▁and ▁inj uring ▁over ▁thirty . ▁David ▁Cop eland , ▁a ▁ 2 3 - year - old ▁F arn borough ▁man , ▁is ▁arrested ▁hours ▁later ▁in ▁connection