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PM attends ceremony to honour murdered Essex police officer

A memorial stone has been unveiled in Clacton to honour an Essex Police officer who was killed whilst off duty in the town in 2012.

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Memorial stone to be unveiled in honour of murdered police officer

PC Ian Dibell Credit: Essex Police

A murdered Essex Police officer will be honoured today.

A memorial stone will be unveiled in Clacton for PC Ian Dibell who was killed whilst off duty there in 2012.

He was later posthumously awarded the George Medal for gallantry by the Queen.

PC Dibell's family will be attending the service along with his loved ones, friends and police colleagues.

It is a privilege to attend this service in memory of Police Constable Ian Dibell, who paid the ultimate price in protecting the innocent people of Clacton.

'In not only confronting evil on our streets but in going back in to his house to get his warrant card and putting himself on duty, Ian displayed the heroism and professionalism that characterise the best of our breed.

"There are no words to adequately sum up the enormity of Ian's sacrifice, nor that of any officer who dies in the service of his community. PC Dibell paid the ultimate price for his actions, but he will never be forgotten by his colleagues in Essex Police, or the people of our county."

– Stephen Kavanagh, The Chief Constable of Essex Police
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