Why aren't you bothered your police are cowards?
I am not bothered by your bigoted delusions.
GEORGE MEDAL
PC Charlie GUENIGAULT, Metropolitan Police
For confronting armed terrorists to protect others at London
Bridge on 3 June 201
On the evening of 3 June 2017, three terrorists carried out a sustained
attack on members of the public in the vicinity of London Bridge and
Borough Market. PC Charlie Guenigault was in the immediate vicinity.
He was first alerted to the incident at approximately 21:30 when,
despite being off duty, he responded to a call for assistance from a
member of the public who had been stabbed in the arm. He went to
assist and also dialled 999 and requested the attendance of the police
and ambulance services via mobile phone. Two uniformed officers
then approached the scene. He briefed them with what he knew. As
he was doing this he heard a further commotion and observed what at
that stage appeared to be a street brawl involving six to eight people
about 10 to 15 metres away. Despite having no personal protective
equipment, he ran toward the group and saw that in fact two British
Transport Police officers were being attacked and that this was a
violent and dangerous situation. Both officers were experiencing a
sustained attack and were fighting back using their batons. Without
any thought for his own safety, PC Guenigault sprinted towards the
group to assist his fellow officers. On reaching them, he run between
the two BTP officers and pushed away one of the attackers, receiving
a stab wound to the back of his neck as he did so. Despite this, he
forced his way further into the group, at which point it became clear to
him that there were three assailants. He pushed one of the attackers
away from a BTP officer. The attacker then turned on PC Guenigault
and stabbed him multiple times resulting in injuries to his face, back
and hands. He collapsed to the ground and despite his injuries had
the presence of mind to lay still. The attackers then fled the scene. He
was assisted by members of the public and was rushed to hospital
with serious injuries.
Edited by kmortis:
Snipped to comply with Rule 4
Supplement to the London Gazette, 19 July 2018