Thomas Corstorphin

Died

:

19 January 1844

Age

:

40

Rank

:

Town Officer

Force

:

Burntisland Burgh Police

Cause

:

Homicide - Stabbed

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally wounded when he was stabbed in the chest while attempting to execute an arrest warrant on a mentally deranged man who had been threatening members of the public with a knife.

Roll of Honour Citation

Fatally wounded when he was stabbed in the chest while attempting to execute an arrest warrant on a mentally deranged man who had been threatening members of the public with a knife.

Circumstances

He was fatally wounded when he was stabbed in the chest while attempting to execute an arrest warrant on a mentally deranged man, who had been threatening members of the public with a knife in the town.