Two South Yorkshire Police officers have been praised by a bereaved family for their kindness and compassion after their son died in a fatal traffic collision in Doncaster last year.<\/p>\n
The family thanked their family liaison officer, PC Gary Holland, and the lead investigation officer, Jack Deakin, in a letter that was later shared with their permission in the local press.<\/p>\n
They wrote: \u201cFollowing the death of our son, we placed all our trust and faith in South Yorkshire Police to try and help us understand what happened and provide us with answers, and this was not misplaced.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery officer, especially Gary, our family liaison officer, is a credit to the people of South Yorkshire, their uniform and their Chief Constable.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will never forget the kindness and commitment of your officers; it must be so very hard having to deal with these terrible tragedies. We know that the uniform is not a shield, and behind it there is a human being, perhaps even a father or a mother, just like anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
South Yorkshire Police Federation Chair Steve Kent said: \u201cThis shows the fantastic, often unseen, work that police officers do all the time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is absolutely right that these officers have been praised for their work and I hope they feel proud \u2013 and their colleagues feel proud \u2013 when they read it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis standard of work is the norm for policing. The 0.1% who let policing down are not the norm. I\u2019m really pleased to see newspapers sharing this, because it absolutely needs to get out there \u2013 it\u2019s about time a spotlight started to be shone on the unbelievable work that our officers do, day in and day out.\u201d<\/p>\n