PC Dunne was attending a domestic dispute at a house in Clapham when he heard gunshots at the house opposite in Cato Road. Unarmed, Dunne went to investigate and was shot dead by Gary Nelson who, with two accomplices, had just murdered another man who had 'disrespected' Nelson.
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PC Patrick Dunne
{Above the Metropolitan Police badge:} Here fell Patrick Dunne 20th October 1...
{On the top, diamond, plaque:} This tree is dedicated to PC Patrick Dunne who...
Naval officer. Born Aberdeenshire. Governor of Greenwich Hospital, 1853 unt...
Naval officer. Born Kent. Treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, from November 18...
