“He had been a cadet for two years prior to that, he loved the sporty side of it and being with mates who were like-minded. It was his first post into joining the police at Worksop. “Christopher had turned 19 in March that year and was killed in May. She said: “The family has found it very touching that John has worked to remember Christopher in this way.
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The officer was joined by PC McDonald’s surviving family members, alongside dignitaries from across the force and area at a special ceremony to not only remember PC McDonald on the special day but to also dedicate the site of the memorial – which now has pride of place outside Worksop library.Ĭhristopher’s sister, Elaine Dean, 57, has spoken of how “touched” the family are by PC Graham’s work. Memorial unveiled to Nottinghamshire Police officer, 19, killed in the line of duty (Image: Nottinghamshire Police)
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The force has never forgotten his sacrifice and each year flowers are laid at their headquarters by the Chief Constable in his memory.īut one officer took it upon himself to go out of his way to make sure a fitting memorial was created to ensure his name, and what happened to him, lives on for future generations to remember him by.įor the last three years neighbourhood and schools officer PC John Graham has been in his spare time tirelessly working his patch in Worksop, where PC McDonald was killed, to ensure such a memorial came to fruition.Īnd on Monday, May 17, after collecting more than £6,000 through various donations and through Nottinghamshire County Council, he has finally been able to see his hard work realised as a granite monument was officially unveiled. In 1980, PC McDonald was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery.
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He admitted fighting with the officer, taking his truncheon and using both it and a brick to beat him about the head and face before leaving him by the side of the river.Īt the end of a trial in August 1978, Loveday was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Later that same day, 20-year-old Peter Albert Loveday was arrested on suspicion of murder. A later post-mortem revealed that the officer had sustained multiple head injuries and had drowned.
With daylight the searches resumed and PC McDonald’s body was later found in the river, 200 yards away from the scene of the crime. Despite all these efforts, PC McDonald could not be located. The last report the officer made over his radio said “I am chasing men over the waste ground…”Ī number of officers attended the scene and commenced a huge search of the immediate area. PC McDonald gave chase, running towards the river Ryton and managed to alert other officers over the radio about the crime. On May 17, 1978, PC McDonald was working a night shift in Worksop and was alone on foot patrol when he came across a jewellers’ shop premises being burgled and he confronted a gang of offenders who fled the scene. At that time the police were investigating a series of commercial burglaries committed overnight around Worksop town centre. He was then posted to police the Worksop area. PC McDonald was born on Maand joined Nottinghamshire Police in 1976 as a police cadet and completed his police training at the National Police College at Dishforth, North Yorkshire.
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