John Frederick William Beckett

Died

8 January 1985

Age

Rank

Police Sergeant

Force

Northamptonshire Police

Cause

Medical

Duty Status

Off Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from a brain tumour that developed after he sustained head injuries when he was assaulted while making an arrest in October 1976.

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from a brain tumour that developed after he sustained head injuries when he was assaulted while making an arrest in October 1976.

Circumstances

Received head injuries in October 1976 when he was assaulted during the course of an arrest as a result of which he developed a brain tumour, was medically pensioned in March 1979 and subsequently died.

Died from a brain tumour that developed after he sustained head injuries when he was assaulted while making an arrest in October 1976 and which lead to him being medically pensioned from the force in March 1979.