Dad of murdered PC Nicola Hughes pays tribute to other officers killed on duty

The dad of murdered police officer Nicola Hughes as paid tribute to all the brave officers who tragically lost their lives on duty. It was earlier this month, in an interview with the Manchester Evening News , that he remembered the torment of losing his daughter, a decade on from her death.

Bryn Hughes, whose daughter Nicola, from Saddleworth, an officer with Greater Manchester Police was murdered in 2012, joined members of the police family for National Police Memorial Day in Belfast earlier this week (September 25). Constable Nicola Hughes, 23, and colleague Fiona Bone, 32, were killed in an ambush by fugitive gunman Dale Cregan in September 2012.

And earlier this month, uniformed police officers and local leaders stood side by side with family and friends of the two Manchester PCs at a memorial service to marking the 10th anniversary of their tragic deaths. Along with the officers' families and former colleagues, Mayor of Manchester Andy Burnham was in attendance, as well and Ashton-under-Lyne MP and Deputy Labour Leader Angela Rayner.

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Nicola's dad Bryn spoke at the National Police Memorial Day to remember his daughter, saying her death is still 'raw' but that it was comforting to meet other survivors. He added that officers make a 'sacrifice' by 'putting their lives on the line, not knowing if they're going to come home' as he remembered all those who died doing the job they loved.

According to the GMP Federation, dad Bryn said: “I’m here to represent my daughter. It’s strange being here, ten years on. I went to the first memorial day and I hadn’t even had the funeral for Nicola then.

"So it’s raw, but it means