Nina Alexandra MacKay
Woman Police Constable

Nina Alexandra MacKay

Metropolitan Police — London, ENG
Felonious
End of Watch October 24, 1997
Age 25
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Incident

Along with some colleagues, WPC Mackay attended a property in Arthingworth Street in Stratford, east London, to arrest a man who was in breach of bail conditions.

After removing her protective vest for ease of movement and then forcing entry into the bedsit, she led her colleagues into the hallway where she was confronted by a man armed with a knife with a seven-and-a-half-inch blade. He stabbed the officer once in the abdomen. She was taken to hospital by ambulance but died from her injuries two hours later. The suspect was arrested and later charged with her murder.

Nina joined the Metropolitan Police and served in the service’s Territorial Support Group for five years.

She was posthumously awarded the Commissioner’s High Commendation for Bravery.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Woman Police Constable MacKay served with the Metropolitan Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Woman Police Constable MacKay.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Metropolitan Police
Type Police Department
Location London, ENG
Platform Identity mpd.wsm.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 24, 1997
Age 25

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Homicide - Stabbed

Woman Police Constable Nina Alexandra MacKay is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In ENG, 702 of 2,827 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Metropolitan Police, 185 of 729 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 25.4% of this agency's fallen.

Metropolitan Police
185
of 729 officers
25.4% Felonious
ENG — Statewide
702
of 2,827 officers
24.8% Felonious
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Felonious

National Cause Distribution

How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nina Alexandra MacKay's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Nina Alexandra MacKay Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Felonious: 39.0 years

When Felonious Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Nina Alexandra MacKay is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
1,392
Feb
1,295
Mar
1,373
Apr
1,516
May
1,504
Jun
1,442
Jul
1,587
Aug
1,517
Sep
1,491
Oct
1,371
Nov
1,447
Dec
1,624

Weapons Used Against Officers

Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.

Handgun
3,684
Gun
3,592
Gun; Unknown type
1,492
Shotgun
1,109
Rifle
935
Officer's handgun
909