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Ref No	KA/A/1/372
Title	Kate Adie reports as PC George Hammond has a kidney transplant
Description	Kate Adie reports as George Hammond has a kidney transplant. Police Constable Hammond was 47 when he chanced across a robbery as he stopped to buy some cigarettes on his way back to Peckham police statio in London. He was stabbed in the stomach with a 10-inch knife as he tackled Christopher Ogleton, 17, who had just robbed the shopkeeper of £7.00. Ogleton was later sentenced to nine years' youth custody. Mr Hammond lay in a coma for five months, had five major operations and needed a kidney transplant and a heart bypass operation. Mr Hammond, a father of three, returned to desk duties 17 months after the attack, but was never able to return to full duties and retired from the force in 1990. He died in 1996 at the age of 58. Pre-recorded television news report with commentary and interview. Running time 1 minute and 33 seconds.
Date	14/02/1985
Physical Description	Digital copy taken from KADVD23_M01
URL	https://librarysearch.sunderland.ac.uk/discovery/delivery/44UNOS_INST:44UNOS_INST/1249710520007451
Extent	1 film clip
AccessStatus	Open
Level	Item

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