Chief Constable Serena Kennedy said dozens of officers were hurt during the disorder this summer
Merseyside’s top police officer has spoken of her “hardest day of service” after dozens of officers were injured during the summer riots in Southport and Liverpool. Chief Constable Serena Kennedy told a meeting of the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner’s scrutiny panel how almost 90 officers were injured when disorder broke out in July and August.
” She said how walking into Southport police station in the immediate aftermath of the initial outbreak of disorder to see officers receiving triage care from North West Ambulance teams had been her “hardest day of service” but she had been encouraged to see that scene has since been replaced by cards of thanks from members of the community.
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