Charles Bronson: Britain’s Most Violent Prisoner

Josie Klakström
9 min readSep 2, 2020

Born Michael Gordon Peterson on the 6th December 1952, Bronson has often been referred to in the press as the “most violent prisoner in Britain”.

Charles Bronson via The Sun

The family moved from Luton to Cheshire and by 13 years old, he was caught stealing and was reprimanded in juvenile court. He then returned to Luton, where he worked in a supermarket and was fired after two weeks for attacking his…

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Josie Klakström

Josie is a freelance journo who writes about writing, true crime, culture and marketing. www.truecrimeedition.com