DC Michael Swindells QGM
DC Michael Swindells QGM
21st May 2004
44 years old
West Midlands Police
DC Swindells was stabbed to death attempting to arrest a violent suspect who had earlier threatened members of the public with a knife. He was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
Memorial – Unveiled 30th June 2008
at Tame Valley Canal, Selford Bridge Wharf, Aston, Birmingham
Links
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Michael_Swindells
The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1462544/Detective-is-stabbed-to-death-after-chasing-man.html
The Guardian
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/may/22/ukcrime.rosiecowan
Manchester Evening News
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/stabbed-cop-was-from-hyde-1109601
BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4556519.stm
Letters
Location Map
This Memorial sits directly below the Gravelly Hill Interchange (Spaghetti Junction) Aston, Birmingham, on the footpath of the Thame Valley Canal.