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词条 Death of Phillip Walters
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  1. Background

  2. Death

  3. Aftermath

  4. See also

  5. References

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PC Phillip John Walters was a police officer in London's Metropolitan Police Service who was shot dead while investigating a domestic disturbance in Ilford, Essex, on 18 April 1995.

Background

After working as an air steward, Walters joined the Metropolitan Police Service in September 1993 and was posted to Ilford in February 1994.[1]

Death

On 18 April 1995, Walters responded to reports of a domestic disturbance at a flat in Empress Avenue, Ilford, with his colleague Police Constable Derek Shepherd, who he had partnered in the job for the eighteen months since he entered service. Upon arrival, the pair discovered three men beating the male occupant of the property; it later transpired that they were hired to beat the man who was the former boyfriend of a woman. As the suspects attempted to escape, one produced a Smith & Wesson handgun and shot Walters in the chest as he was tackled by the officer. The bullet penetrated Walters' heart and he died later in hospital. A second shot grazed Shepherd's shoulder. Shepherd only managed to save himself by jamming his finger in front of the gun's hammer.[2]

Aftermath

A 28-year-old man, thought to be a Jamaican illegal immigrant and named only as 'Ray Lee' (one of three aliases he used on his fake passports) was convicted of Walters' manslaughter at the Old Bailey in a second trial in June 1996 (an original trial collapsed when the jury became irrevocably split). Judge Ann Goddard sentenced 'Lee' to ten years imprisonment for the manslaughter of Walters (the maximum sentence which could have been imposed is 25 years) and an additional eight years for firearms offences, robbery and grievous bodily harm in the incident which led the officers to the Ilford flat. In a separate trial, the two other men who escaped the scene, and a woman, were convicted of lesser charges.[3]

Walters' colleague Derek Shepherd returned to service ten months after the shooting, having suffered from stress, contributing to the breakdown of his marriage.[2] Walters' girlfriend of four years at the time of his death emigrated to the United States and later married.

In 1997, the Police Memorial Trust erected a stone memorial dedicated to Walters near the place of his death in Empress Avenue, Ilford.[4]

'Ray Lee' was released in 2007 having served 12 years of his 18-year sentence. He was reported to have been deported to Jamaica.[5]

See also

{{Portal|Biography|London|Criminal justice}}
  • List of British police officers killed in the line of duty
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References

1. ^{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4438103.stm |title=PC killed on duty is remembered |newspaper=BBC News |date=17 April 2005 |accessdate=2011-06-17}}
2. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-9243746-day-my-partner-was-killed.do |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130505062728/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-9243746-day-my-partner-was-killed.do |dead-url=yes |archive-date=5 May 2013 |title=Day my partner was killed |date=19 February 2004 |accessdate=2011-06-17 |first=Alexis |last=Akwagyiram |newspaper=Evening Standard}}
3. ^{{Cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1503817/Criminals-will-think-its-worth-trying-to-shoot-their-way-out-if-sentences-are-so-light.html |title='Criminals will think it's worth trying to shoot their way out if sentences are so light' |date=24 November 2005 |accessdate=2011-06-17 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph}}
4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Police_Memorial_Trust/PMT_Local_Memorials/PMT-Walters-1995/PMT-Walters-1995.htm |title=Police Memorial for Phillip Walters |date=6 October 2008 |accessdate=2011-06-17 |publisher=Police Memorial Trust |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090512225708/http://www.policememorial.org.uk/Police_Memorial_Trust/PMT_Local_Memorials/PMT-Walters-1995/PMT-Walters-1995.htm |archivedate=12 May 2009 |df=dmy }}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/rbnews/5697531.ILFORD__Father_pays_tribute_to_PC_killed_in_line_of_duty/ |title=ILFORD: Father pays tribute to PC killed in line of duty |first=Claire |last=Hack |date=30 March 2010 |accessdate=2011-06-17 |newspaper=The Guardian |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330031816/http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/rbnews/5697531.ILFORD__Father_pays_tribute_to_PC_killed_in_line_of_duty/ |archivedate=30 March 2012 |df=dmy }}
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