30TH POLICE BRAVERY AWARDS


REGIONAL WINNER 4


Leicestershire Police


PC Tom McGrath and PC Jack Milman with Melanie Warnes, PFEW Deputy National Secretary PC Tom McGrath and PC Jack Milman


At around 1am on Friday 2 August 2024, Leicestershire Police received a call reporting a female being strangled by her partner. PCs Jack Milman and Tom McGrath arrived to hear shouting and the sound of stabbing. They rushed into a confined


kitchen where the offender was strangling the female with one arm and holding an eight-inch knife in the other. As he looked at the officers, he stabbed her in the chest. PC Milman deployed captor spray and


disarmed the suspect, while PC McGrath pulled the victim away. Within 12 seconds, they had stopped the attack. PC McGrath stemmed heavy bleeding with his fingers while PC


“PC Milman deployed captor spray and disarmed the suspect, while PC McGrath pulled the victim away.”


Milman restrained the resisting suspect. The victim, drifting in and out of consciousness, had suffered seven stab wounds, including a life-threatening


chest wound. With limited space, the suspect remained handcuffed behind the victim. The officers managed the scene alone for six minutes, coordinating with control and 999 operators. PC Milman retrieved the trauma kit while PC McGrath stayed with the unconscious female and unstable suspect. Paramedics later confirmed the victim had a collapsed lung, broken rib, and required two emergency surgeries. She later thanked the


officers in court. The suspect was charged with


attempted murder and intentional strangulation.


21 | POLICE | AUGUST | 2025


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