2025 POLICE BRAVERY AWARDS
PCs Jack Milman and Tom McGrath from Leicestershire police
LEICESTERSHIRE PCs Jack Milman and Tom McGrath “went above and beyond what any human should have to do”, saving the life of a woman suffering catastrophic bleeding after her partner stabbed her. Police received a call that a woman was reporting her partner
was suffering from a medical episode, and he was currently strangling her.
Upon arrival, PCs Milman (below) and McGrath (right) could hear shouting. They opened the door and heard the unmistakable sound of someone being stabbed. The offender was on the floor, one arm around the victim’s neck, strangling her, and holding an eight-inch kitchen knife in his other hand. He looked at the officers and drove the knife into the victim’s chest. PC Milman deployed his captor spray, dived forward, and
disarmed the suspect. PC McGrath pulled the victim away from the suspect’s grasp. PC McGrath noticed one of the victim’s stab wounds was bleeding profusely and used his fingers to stem the flow. The suspect resisted being handcuffed, and PC Milman had to wrestle the cuffs onto him. The victim began losing consciousness, and her wounds were assessed as catastrophic bleeds. PC McGrath needed the trauma first aid kit from the car but
couldn’t leave the victim. PC Milman ran to get the kit, leaving PC McGrath alone with the unconscious victim and unstable suspect. They managed the volatile scene for several minutes before paramedics and more officers arrived and continued providing first aid. Expert medical advice later showed the victim had seven stab
wounds, including a life-threatening one. The wounds caused significant blood loss, a collapsed lung, and a broken rib. The officers gave evidence in court, where the victim thanked them for saving her life.
LINCOLNSHIRE PC Chris Bayes-Walker (right) and PC Danielle Louth (below) rescued children from a house fire. On 14 February 2024 they were on patrol in Lincoln when they came across a caravan on fire in the garden of a property. They immediately took action
by placing themselves in significant danger, opening the caravan door to ensure no persons were inside. The caravan was parked in front of the living room of the property, with the flames quickly consuming the windows. A young boy at the scene explained his sisters were inside, but the
officers could not raise them. Again, the two officers bravely entered the property to
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