Jonah Sewell

Died

:

1 November 1878

Age

:

37

Rank

:

Police Sergeant

Force

:

Lancashire Constabulary

Cause

:

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot in the head at point blank range as he started to search a young man he had stopped for questioning while patrolling alone in St. Helens.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot in the head at point blank range as he started to search a young man he had stopped for questioning while patrolling alone in St. Helens.

Circumstances

Having left the police station with two colleagues he later patrolled alone until stopping a young man. Sewell went to search the man who whipped out a pistol and shot the police officer at point blank range, fatally wounding him.