William Henderson

Died

14 April 1893

Age

Rank

Police Constable

Force

Middlesbrough County Borough Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and killed instantly by a man suffering from a severe mental health episode whom he and another officer had agreed to assist in removing to an asylum in York.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and killed instantly by a man suffering from a severe mental health episode whom he and another officer had agreed to assist in removing to an asylum in York.

Circumstances

On duty in Linthorpe Village PC Henderson and Sgt Black agreed to assist a group of men, including a Doctor, to remove a local man suffering from a severe mental health episod to the Clifton Asylum in York.

As the group, including both police officers, returned to the caravan encampent to find the male they saw him sat on a stool in possession of an old Army rifle. As the group spread out the male took aim and fired at PC Henderson, killing him instantly.

Shot and killed instantly while on duty in Linthorpe Village, after he and another officer agreed to assist a group of men, including a doctor, remove a local man suffering from a severe mental health episode, to the Clifton Asylum in York. The group approached a caravan encampment to find the male and saw him sat on a stool in possession of an old Army rifle. As the group spread out the man took aim and fired at PC Henderson.