Hero Cops Awarded for Saving a Man’s Life

Three officers stopped a man jumping off the roof of the Ealing Broadway Centre

The Commissioner with Special Constable James Tysoe

An award from the Royal Humane Society has been presented to three police officers for their action in preventing a tragedy at Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre.

They were given their Royal Humane Society Certificate of Commendation by the Met Police Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe in a ceremony earlier this month along with other officers, special constables and members of the public who had saved the lives of others through their actions.

At 3.30am on 18 October 2015, a CCTV Controller for Ealing Broadway Shopping Centre, saw a man on the ramp in the car parking area which, was about 60 feet above the ground. Thinking this to be suspicious, he asked a colleague to continue watching the monitor whilst he went down to investigate.

The man was very distressed and intimated he wanted to end his life. He told the CCTV Controller not to get any closer and positioned himself on the barrier with his legs dangling down.

He turned around as if to jump and as he did so he slipped and went to fall over the side. The CCTV Controller quickly grabbed the man by one arm at which point, three Metropolitan Special Constables arrived on scene.

Special Constable James Tysoe managed to grab the man’s other arm and with the assistance of Special Constable Fraz Chaudhary and PC Robert Weller, (who was a Special Constable at the time) managed to pull the man back over the barrier to safety. The man was taken to Charing Cross Hospital and sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

Chief Inspector Tim Cummins, from Ealing, said: "These officers stepped in at precisely the right time, to save this vulnerable man from making a mistake he could never take back. Their decisive action and quick thinking has saved his life and we are very proud of them, as they should be of themselves".

The Commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, said: "These people are truly remarkable and it is with pride and thanks that I can commend them for their actions.

"The first duty of all police officers is to protect life and it is very clear that through these officers’, and indeed a member of the public’s, quick thinking and bravery, many people are alive today that would otherwise not be, and many families have been spared the pain of grief."

The Royal Humane Society is a charity that grants awards for acts of bravery in the saving of human life and, also, for the restoration of life by resuscitation.

August 11, 2016