He was just 20 years old. He was doing his job, keeping his local community safe. On the night of March 11th 1982 PC John Egerton paid the ultimate price for doing so. READ MORE He was stabbed to death in a factory yard in Farnworth as he tried to arrest a thief who was siphoning petrol from a van.
Today on the 40th anniversary of his murder tributes were paid at a special ceremony held in the police suite in Bolton Police Station which is named after him.
The young officer had responded to a call for assistance from a colleague who had seen a man climb over a wall to get into the yard.
The pair split up to search for the suspect. PC Egerton used his radio to report that he had disturbed someone, but no other transmissions were heard.
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