Nina Alexandra MacKay
Died
:
24 October 1997
Age
:
25
Rank
:
Woman Police Constable
Force
:
Metropolitan Police
Cause
:
Homicide - Stabbed
Duty Status
:
On Duty
Roll of Honour Citation
Fatally stabbed executing a warrant to arrest a wanted man.
WPC Mackay went with colleagues to a property in Arthingworth Street in Stratford, east London, to arrest a man who was in breach of bail conditions.
After removing her protective vest for ease of movement and then forcing entry into the bedsit, she led her colleagues into the hallway, where she was confronted by a man armed with a knife with a seven-and-a-half-inch blade. He stabbed the officer once in the abdomen. She was taken to hospital by ambulance but died two hours later from her injuries. The suspect was arrested and later charged with her murder.
WPC Mackay joined the Metropolitan Police and served in the service’s Territorial Support Group for five years until her death.
Posthumously awarded the Commissioner’s High Commendation for Bravery.