Thomas Mutch

Thomas Mutch

Died

:

1 December 1868

Age

:

29

Rank

:

Police Constable

Force

:

Edinburgh City Police

Cause

:

Homicide - Beaten

Duty Status

:

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Died from the head injuries he sustained two weeks earlier when he was fatally bludgeoned with a poker as he attempted to make an arrest.

At the time of the incident, PC Mutch and a colleague were attempting to arrest the ringleaders at a disturbance in the  Grassmarket area of Edinburgh.