Tributes were paid today to a "courageous" cop who survived a double shooting which claimed the life of his colleague, and shocked Britain. The funeral of Sergeant James Bowden who has died aged 78, was taking place today.
He was one of two officers who carried out a routine check which led to a cold blooded killing by a gunman with a grudge.
In the early hours of September 14th 1989, Inspector Ray Codling, 49, was shot dead after he and Sergeant Bowden, then 44, went to the west bound area of Birch Service Station on the M62 to make inquiries about a van.
