Nicola Hughes

Died

18 September 2012

Age

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.

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.

Circumstances

Called to reports of a burglary in Mottram which turned out to be a hoax. Upon arrival a male ambushed both her, and her colleague, and without warning attacked them using a grenade and a discharging a firearm at both officers. She died in hospital a short time later.

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.