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| PC Dave Phillips: Officer 'stolen from family' after Wallasey road death | PC Dave Phillips: Officer 'stolen from family' after Wallasey road death |
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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | The family including sisters, Hannah Whieldon and Kate Phillips, paid tribute to the officer at a press conference organised by Merseyside Police. |
| Mrs Whieldon, 31, said: "He was stolen from us but, by God, what was stolen from him? | |
| "Two girls have been left without a daddy." | "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. | 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. | "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," Mrs Whieldon said. | |
| A video was released of PC Phillips' daughters paying tribute, where they described him as "the best dad ever". | |
| Abigail read out tributes alongside Sophie, her father's nephew Thomas, aged seven, and his four-year-old niece Annabel. | |
| "My daddy was a lovely and kind and caring dad," Abigail said. | |
| "My daddy is kind and caring because he gives the best kisses and cuddles. He is my hero. I love you daddy." | |
| Abigail and Sophie's mother was unable to speak at the press conference, but Mrs Whieldon read out a poem her brother wrote and gave to his wife for their fourth wedding anniversary. | |
| It said: "Thank you for blessing me with four wonderful years...you're always the one on whom I can depend, more than my lover, my best friend." | |
| It ended with the line: "You are my heart, my soul, my eternity." | |
| Kate Phillips said: "He was my hero, he was our world, and our world has become a little bit darker." | |
| Best friend Dave George said PC Phillips became a Special Constable in 2006 before joining the Merseyside force. | |
| Everton fan PC Phillips was described as a family man with a passion for football, snooker and golf. | |
| Mr George said: "Dave always harboured the wish that one day soon he would be able to take his daughter Abigail to see her first Everton game. Tragically this isn't to be." | |
| Earlier, Mrs Phillips left a written message at the scene of her husband's death. | 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. |