YESTERDAYmorning 32-year old PC Fiona Bone and 23-year old PC Nicola Hughes went to work as usual but they did not come home.
YESTERDAYmorning 32-year old PC Fiona Bone and 23-year old PC Nicola Hughes went to work as usual but they did not come home.
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They never will because, while attending a routine call, they were murdered in cold blood. Later 29-year old Dale Cregan, a man wanted in connection with two other murders, handed himself in. This case is particularly shocking, not only because these two brave young women had the rest of their lives in front of them, but because they appear to have been lured into a trap. This appalling incident is a grim reminder of how the police put their own lives on the line in order to keep the rest of us safe. We all owe them a huge debt of gratitude. Following the reputational damage to the police following the Hillsborough Report, this incident provides some perspective.
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A dreadful loss of life in the line of duty
YESTERDAYmorning 32-year old PC Fiona Bone and 23-year old PC Nicola Hughes went to work as usual but they did not come home.
They never will because, while attending a routine call, they were murdered in cold blood. Later 29-year old Dale Cregan, a man wanted in connection with two other murders, handed himself in. This case is particularly shocking, not only because these two brave young women had the rest of their lives in front of them, but because they appear to have been lured into a trap. This appalling incident is a grim reminder of how the police put their own lives on the line in order to keep the rest of us safe. We all owe them a huge debt of gratitude. Following the reputational damage to the police following the Hillsborough Report, this incident provides some perspective.
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