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A policewoman shot while trying to arrest a suspect has returned to work in Nottinghamshire.A policewoman shot while trying to arrest a suspect has returned to work in Nottinghamshire.
Pc Rachael Bown, now 24, was shot in the stomach at the scene of a break-in in Lenton in February 2006.Pc Rachael Bown, now 24, was shot in the stomach at the scene of a break-in in Lenton in February 2006.
Trinidadian Trevon Kyron Thomas, 24, from Bilborough, was jailed for 30 years in December for attempted murder.Trinidadian Trevon Kyron Thomas, 24, from Bilborough, was jailed for 30 years in December for attempted murder.
Pc Bown, who will work in a domestic abuse support unit, said she wanted to thank the people who sent messages of support to herself and her family. Pc Bown, who will work in a domestic abuse support unit, said she wanted to thank the people who had sent messages of support to herself and her family.
She said she did not want to be remembered for being shot but added she was moving on.She said she did not want to be remembered for being shot but added she was moving on.
"I still think about what happened to me every day. Little things bring it all back," she said."I still think about what happened to me every day. Little things bring it all back," she said.
"I couldn't watch anything to do with hospitals or police on TV for a long time. But I am certain it has made me a stronger person. Confrontation doesn't scare me any more and I feel I can deal with things so much better.""I couldn't watch anything to do with hospitals or police on TV for a long time. But I am certain it has made me a stronger person. Confrontation doesn't scare me any more and I feel I can deal with things so much better."
Pc Bown was shot during her probationary period, but is now a fully fledged police constable.Pc Bown was shot during her probationary period, but is now a fully fledged police constable.
She also paid tribute to friends and colleagues who helped her and said she could not wait to get back.She also paid tribute to friends and colleagues who helped her and said she could not wait to get back.