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| A 36-year-old police officer has died and another man is in a serious condition after a triple stabbing. | A 36-year-old police officer has died and another man is in a serious condition after a triple stabbing. |
| Pc Jonathan Charles Henry was responding to an attack on a window cleaner in George Street, Luton. | Pc Jonathan Charles Henry was responding to an attack on a window cleaner in George Street, Luton. |
| The police officer died at Luton and Dunstable Hospital where two other victims are being treated. | The police officer died at Luton and Dunstable Hospital where two other victims are being treated. |
| Officers used a baton round and Taser electric stun gun to restrain the knifeman. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | Officers used a baton round and Taser electric stun gun to restrain the knifeman. A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. |
| One of the injured men, a 55-year-old Luton man, was said to be in a serious but stable condition. | One of the injured men, a 55-year-old Luton man, was said to be in a serious but stable condition. |
| Police have not given details of the second man but said he was also being treated in hospital. | Police have not given details of the second man but said he was also being treated in hospital. |
| Have Your Say Maybe the time has come to seriously look at equipping all police officers with firearms Andrew, Cardiff class="" href="/1/hi/talking_point/6742157.stm">Luton stabbing: Your reaction Colleagues have been left "traumatised" by the killing of Pc Henry, who was wearing a stab proof vest, said Chief Constable Gillian Parker of Bedfordshire Police | |
| She said: "Jon loved his job and was a dedicated member of the police force. | She said: "Jon loved his job and was a dedicated member of the police force. |
| "His dedication to duty cost him his life." | "His dedication to duty cost him his life." |
| He leaves a wife Mary and a baby girl called Maggie | He leaves a wife Mary and a baby girl called Maggie |
| At a press conference at Luton police station, Det Supt Keith Garwood refused to reveal the exact circumstances surrounding the officer's death. | At a press conference at Luton police station, Det Supt Keith Garwood refused to reveal the exact circumstances surrounding the officer's death. |
| He said Pc Henry was attending 999 calls from two members of the public after a man, said by witnesses to be a window cleaner, was stabbed in the back. | He said Pc Henry was attending 999 calls from two members of the public after a man, said by witnesses to be a window cleaner, was stabbed in the back. |
| He attended in a marked police car and was with a number of other officers when he was attacked. | He attended in a marked police car and was with a number of other officers when he was attacked. |
| Home Secretary John Reid said he was "deeply saddened" by the death. | Home Secretary John Reid said he was "deeply saddened" by the death. |
| He added: "Such events highlight the dangers that police officers face every day on the front line protecting the public. | He added: "Such events highlight the dangers that police officers face every day on the front line protecting the public. |
| "This is a tragic event and I offer my deepest sympathy to the officer's family, friends and colleagues." | "This is a tragic event and I offer my deepest sympathy to the officer's family, friends and colleagues." |
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