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Podcast: Protect and Serve
Episode: "All of a sudden his arm was outstretched and I heard a bang" - Helen Barnett P2
Description: Helen Barnett spent twelve years as a police office in the metropolitan police. She had what can only be described as an incredible career, one filled with immense challenges. Helen was the first mother to serve in the SO19 Armed Response Unit of the Metropolitan Police. During the course of her career, she was stabbed, caught up in not one but two IRA explosions and was also shot. She was awarded The Queens Commendation for Brave Conduct. As a result of these incidents, she was medically discharged with PTSD. Since leaving the Police...