Nicola Hughes
Died
:
18 September 2012
Age
:
23
Rank
:
Police Constable
Force
:
Greater Manchester Police
Cause
:
Homicide - Shot
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Died from the injuries she sustained after being called to reports of a burglary when she and a colleague were attacked by a man using a grenade and a firearm.
Died in hospital from the injuries she sustained earlier in the day when, after being called to reports of a burglary in Mottram, which transpired to be a hoax, she and her colleague, PC Fiona Bone, who died at the scene, were, without warning, attacked by a man using a grenade and discharging a firearm at both officers.