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Incident
Detective Constable Oake and colleagues attended at an address in Crumpsall, as part of an immigration operation. The resident was not expected to be there, but the police found three men who had arrived in England illegally three years before. One of the men was not immediately recognised despite being wanted in London in connection a bioterrorism plot to attack the London Underground.
The male was not handcuffed by officers. However, believing that the officers had identified him in connection with the bioterrorism plot, he made an attempt to escape and, in the process of doing so, punched one officer and picked up a kitchen knife. DC Oake went to restrain the suspect but was stabbed eight times in the chest and upper body, including one blow which penetrated his heart.
Despite his extensive injuries which would later prove fatal DC Oake continued trying to help his colleagues bring the male under control. Three other officers suffered stab wounds before the suspect was eventually detained.
There was a full police funeral at Manchester Cathedral which was widely publicised and attended by over 1,000 people including the sitting Prime Minister.
DC Oake was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Oake served with the Greater Manchester Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Oake.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Detective Constable Stephen Robin Oake is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 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 29.4 percentage points below the national rate of 54.2%.
At Greater Manchester Police, 8 of 30 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 26.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Robin Oake's cause is highlighted.
How Stephen Robin Oake Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Robin Oake is highlighted in Jan.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths.
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