The family of a murdered police officer have visited a new facility named after him. PC Christopher McDonald was only 19 when he was killed in May 1978 as he attempted to apprehend multiple burglary suspects in Worksop.
In 1980, PC McDonald was posthumously awarded the Queen’s Commendation for Bravery. Twenty-year-old Albert Loveday was later convicted of PC McDonald’s murder and was jailed for life.
The original Newark Digitally Recorded Interview suite, which is used to support sexual assault survivors and other victims of crime by providing a safe environment, was named in his honour in 2007. The facility has been completely refurbished and relocated as part of ongoing developments at the site but the name has remained, with PC McDonald’s family recently welcomed back to view the improvements.