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Hero cop honoured - at last

HERO policeman Stephen Oake, stabbed to death tackling an al-Qaida terrorist, has finally been honoured - five years after his bravery was snubbed.

After a campaign from the police, the public, and the MEN, Det Con Oake has been awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal. It was that award, along with the George Cross, that he was denied - despite his courage during an anti-terror raid in Crumpsall.


 



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