Three men - Neil Acourt, Gary Dobson and Luke Knight - went on trial at the Old Bailey but were formally acquitted in April 1996.

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And this is why Commissioner Gordon in The Dark Knight Rises is played by Gary Oldman and not by Joe Last-Minute Replacement.

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Knight missed a chance to level the scores and fellow defender Gary Cahill's header from point-blank range was superbly kept out by veteran keeper Edwin Van Der Sar, making his first start this season after breaking his fingers in the summer.

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