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Funeral for Pc who died on duty | Funeral for Pc who died on duty |
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Relatives, friends and colleagues of a police officer who died on duty will gather for his funeral later. | |
Pc Jon Henry, 36 and a father-of-one, was stabbed in June after responding to 999 calls reporting an attack on a window cleaner in Luton, Bedfordshire. | Pc Jon Henry, 36 and a father-of-one, was stabbed in June after responding to 999 calls reporting an attack on a window cleaner in Luton, Bedfordshire. |
His funeral is being held with full police honours, including a salute, guard of honour and Scottish piper, at Holy Ghost RC Church in Luton. | His funeral is being held with full police honours, including a salute, guard of honour and Scottish piper, at Holy Ghost RC Church in Luton. |
Tennyson Obih, 27, of Winsdon Road, Luton, has been charged with murder. | Tennyson Obih, 27, of Winsdon Road, Luton, has been charged with murder. |
Pc Henry's funeral cortege is to stop outside Luton police station so colleagues can say goodbye. | Pc Henry's funeral cortege is to stop outside Luton police station so colleagues can say goodbye. |
Wife and child | Wife and child |
An overspill facility for the funeral service has been set up in the neighbouring parish centre with a live feed. | An overspill facility for the funeral service has been set up in the neighbouring parish centre with a live feed. |
Bedfordshire Chief Constable Gillian Parker will take the salute, before a private burial in Stopsley cemetery. | Bedfordshire Chief Constable Gillian Parker will take the salute, before a private burial in Stopsley cemetery. |
A spokesman advised of traffic congestion in the area of the Westbourne Road church, and asked motorists to avoid the area. | A spokesman advised of traffic congestion in the area of the Westbourne Road church, and asked motorists to avoid the area. |
Pc Henry leaves behind a wife, Mary, and baby daughter Maggie, who turned one last month. | Pc Henry leaves behind a wife, Mary, and baby daughter Maggie, who turned one last month. |