Memorial service for PC found hung

A MEMORIAL service will be held for PC David Rathband – the officer shot and blinded by Raoul Moat – following his death last week.

The 44-year-old traffic officer was found hanged at his home in Blyth on Wednesday.

A police statement said: “A Northumbria Police memorial service will be held during the week commencing 18 March in memory of PC David Rathband.”