Report by HM Chief Inspector of Probation into the death of Police Constable Gerald Walker - Report of the Inquiry into the events leading to the death of PC Gerald Walker at the hands of David Parfitt and the manner in which the case was subsequently dealt with
On 7 January 2003, in Bulwell, Nottingham, an incident which began as a routine police patrol operation ended in tragedy. A car reported stolen was followed by a police car patrol. It eventually stopped. One occupant of the stolen car fled the scene. A police search of the area was undertaken. The fugitive suddenly emerged, took another vehicle and drove off. A police dog handler, Police Constable (PC) Gerald Walker, attempted to stop him. PC Walker was dragged by the speeding vehicle, fell from it and sustained head injuries from which he subsequently died. The following day the fugitive, David Parfitt, was arrested. He was already serving a two year sentence of imprisonment for robbery, from which he had been released on home detention curfew (HDC) in September 2002. He had also been subject to a drug testing requirement, with which he had not complied. His licence had been revoked and he was listed as wanted on the Police National Computer (PNC).
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