A former PSNI officer injured by a dissident republican bomb 14 years ago has said knowing what he knows now, he would not have joined the police. Peadar Heffron's leg was amputated and he suffered other serious injuries after a bomb exploded under his car.
A former PSNI officer injured by a dissident republican bomb 14 years ago has said knowing what he knows now, he would not have joined the police. Peadar Heffron 's leg was amputated and he suffered other serious injuries after a bomb exploded under his car. Speaking at an event at Stormont, Mr Heffron said: 'It's a different world but its not the end of the world.' But he told reporters afterwards: 'If I was my 26-year-old self, knowing what I know now, would I join the the police? I wouldn't.
My answer is no.' Mr Heffron added that he held no bitterness about what happened to him
PSNI Officer Injured Bomb Dissident Republican Police Peadar Heffron