PC David Rathbands twin pays tribute 10 years after Moat attack

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PC David Rathband's twin pays tribute 10 years after Moat attack

The twin brother of PC David Rathband has said life without his "shadow" is empty, as he paid tribute on the 10th anniversary of the officer's shooting by Raoul Moat.

PC David Rathband

Date - 4th July 2020
By - Chloe Livadeas

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The Northumbria traffic officer was shot in the face in 2010 by Moat who was on the run for shooting his ex-girlfriend and murdering her new partner. He was left totally blind and took his own life less than two years later, in February 2012. He...

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