Four police officers who chased and tackled a knife-wielding terrorist unarmed in Reading are to be recognised for their bravery. History teacher James Furlong, 36, scientist David Wails, 49, and Joseph Ritchie-Bennett, 39, who worked for a pharmaceutical company, were murdered in Forbury Gardens on June 20 last year. PC James Packman, Sergeant Iain Watkinson, PC Liam Steele, and PC Liam King stepped in unarmed to catch and detain 26-year-old failed Libyan asylum seeker Khairi Saadallah following the attack. Their bravery is to be celebrated alongside 10 other colleagues at Thames Valley Police’s Annual Bravery Awards on September 9. PC Packman, who had only been an officer for two years, was off duty in Forbury Gardens when the incident occurred and immediately ran after the attacker. He said: “I was sitting on the grass, facing towards where the victims were and I don’t know what got my attention first, I …
Police Officers Who Chased and Tackled Terrorist in Reading Recognised for Bravery
September 3, 2021
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