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Tributes have been paid to Greater Manchester Police officer DC Stephen Oake, who died in the line of duty on this day (January 14) in 2003 while protecting his fellow officers from a knife-wielding terrorist. His colleagues have called him a "true hero" for his actions, which saw him posthumously awarded a medal for his bravery.
On January 14, 2003,
and other anti-terrorism officers raided a flat in Crumpsall where they found three men, though they were not expecting anyone to be home. Unbeknownst to the police, one of the three, Kamel Bourgass, was wanted for his involvement in an Al Qaeda-related bioterrorism plot in London.
Believing the police were there for him, Bourgass struck out at the officers and grabbed a kitchen knife while trying to flee. Seeing this, hero police officer Oake wrapped the bioterrorist in a bear hug and pulled him away from his colleagues, while sustaining eight stab wounds to his chest.
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Despite his injuries, Oake continued to restrain Bourgass with his fellow officers but later died of his wounds. Following a campaign from his fellow officers, Oake received a posthumous Queen's Gallantry Medal.
The Greater Manchester Police Federation said in their tribute: "Remembering our colleague DC Stephen Oake, of Greater Manchester Police, murdered on duty on this day in 2003. A true hero.
"Lest we forget."
Bourgass received decades behind bars, where he remains, for his murder of DC Oake, as well as his attempted muder of other officers and involvement in the ricin bioterror plot. A memorial to Oake was unveiled in 2006 in a ceremony attended by his widow and many of his fellow officers.
The Police Memorial
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