Policeman’s fund raises £14,000

A FUND set up to support the two young children of a police officer who died in a road crash has raised more than £14,000 in only a month since its launch.

By The Newsroom

Published 15th Feb 2013, 04:00 BST

The North Yorkshire Police Federation unveiled the fund on January 15 in memory of PC Andrew Bramma to provide financial support to his sons, Jack, aged three, and 11-month-old Sam, whose first birthday will be this month. PC Bramma, 32, of Pudsey, Leeds, died after his police van hit a tree in West Tanfield, near Ripon, while responding to a road accident on January 5.

The North Yorkshire Police Federation’s deputy secretary, Sgt Mike Stubbs, said: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has donated so far – Andrew’s wife, Kathryn, has been overwhelmed by the level of support.”

Officers in Harrogate and Ripon have collected more than £1,000, and PC Bramma’s former colleagues from Greater Manchester Police, where he worked before transferring to North Yorkshire, are also planning fundraising events.

Policeman Ripon