Gateshead police officers awarded national life saving award for work on stab wounds
Four North East police officers have been heralded as heroes after being handed a national award.
PCs Mathew Percival, Jacquelin Charanchi-Velastegu, Alexander Johnson and Jonathan Dodds been awarded top national life-saving honours by the Royal Humane Society and were handed Certificates of Commendation.
It comes after the group responded to reports of a stabbing in Gateshead in March.
The four officers concentrated on stemming the bleeding from the man’s wounds by applying bandages and pressure.
A consultant paramedic who arrived at the scene in an air ambulance later praised them for their efforts and confirmed that their efforts had played a major role in saving the man’s life.
Royal Humane Society stretch back nearly 250 years. Other than awards made by the Crown it is the premier national body for honouring bravery in the saving of human life.