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PC Dave Phillips: Officer 'stolen from family' after Wallasey road death | |
(34 minutes later) | |
PC Dave Phillips who was struck by a car and killed during a pursuit was "stolen from us and two girls are left without a daddy", his family has said. | |
The 34-year-old died after being hit by a pick-up vehicle that mounted a central reservation in Wallasey in in Merseyside on Monday. | |
His widow, Jen, and their daughters, Abigail, seven, and Sophie, three, laid flowers at the side of the road. | |
Two men aged 18 and 30 are being held on suspicion of murder. | Two men aged 18 and 30 are being held on suspicion of murder. |
Three women aged 19, 34, and 59, and a 39-year-old man, all from Wallasey, have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. | Three women aged 19, 34, and 59, and a 39-year-old man, all from Wallasey, have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender. |
The family including sisters, Hannah Whieldon and Kate Phillips, paid tribute to the officer at a press conference organised by Merseyside Police. | |
Hannah Whieldon said: "He was stolen from us but, by God, what was stolen from him? | |
"Two girls have been left without a daddy." | |
Just hours before his final fatal shift, he was with his wife filming their girls "beaming" with smiles, singing and dancing, she said. | |
"But beyond all our combined grief - which, believe me, makes it hard to breathe - is that of his beautiful wife, Jen. | |
"She's only 28. It's her birthday next month. She won't be a pampered wife, getting breakfast in bed - she will be a grieving widow." | |
Earlier, Mrs Phillips left a written message at the scene of her husband's death. | |
It read: "Dave, my poo Bear! I can't believe you've been taken away from me, you are my everything and have no idea how I am going to carry on with you not by my side. | It read: "Dave, my poo Bear! I can't believe you've been taken away from me, you are my everything and have no idea how I am going to carry on with you not by my side. |
"I love you with every inch of my heart and will miss you so so much, Your Mrs XXXXX." | "I love you with every inch of my heart and will miss you so so much, Your Mrs XXXXX." |
PC Phillips had been trying to stop a red Mitsubishi Challenger, which was driven from an estate agents in Birkenhead. | PC Phillips had been trying to stop a red Mitsubishi Challenger, which was driven from an estate agents in Birkenhead. |
The married father-of-two had been responding to reports of a burglary in Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead. | The married father-of-two had been responding to reports of a burglary in Woodchurch Road, Birkenhead. |
He and a colleague had been attempting to stop the vehicle using a tyre-puncturing "stinger" device at 02:10 BST. | He and a colleague had been attempting to stop the vehicle using a tyre-puncturing "stinger" device at 02:10 BST. |
Fellow officers tried to save his life before he was rushed to hospital, but he died shortly after arrival. | Fellow officers tried to save his life before he was rushed to hospital, but he died shortly after arrival. |
The pick-up vehicle was found abandoned in Corbyn Street, Wallasey at 02:55. | The pick-up vehicle was found abandoned in Corbyn Street, Wallasey at 02:55. |