{"id":204409,"date":"2025-06-22T05:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T05:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/204409\/"},"modified":"2025-06-22T05:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T05:58:10","slug":"police-officer-dies-on-duty-in-unexplained-death-news-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/204409\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer dies on duty in &#8216;unexplained&#8217; death | News UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_256379922-4896.jpg\" class=\"article-image wp-image-23473681\" alt=\"POLICE OFFICER DIES WHILE ON DUTY picture: Getty stocks\" decoding=\"sync\"\/><br \/>\n\t\tA police officer died on Saturday morning (Picture: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>A police officer has died while on duty.<\/p>\n<p>PC Ian Minett of <a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/gloucestershire\/\" data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gloucestershire<\/a> Constabulary died while working on Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p>The force said his death is being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious.<\/p>\n<p>The coroner has been informed.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the force said: \u2018We extend our thoughts and prayers to Pc Minett\u2019s family, friends and colleagues, and we ask that his family are given privacy at this difficult time.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tSign up for all of the latest stories\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Start your day informed with Metro&#8217;s <strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/news-updates\/?signup-source=news-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News Updates<\/a><\/strong> newsletter or get <strong><a data-ico=\"hyperlink-article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/newsletters\/breaking-news?ito=news-article&amp;?signup_source=news-article-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Breaking News<\/a> <\/strong>alerts the moment it happens. <\/p>\n<p>Adam Williams, chairman of Gloucestershire Police Federation, said: \u2018I was lucky enough to work with Ian and he was well liked amongst all that had the pleasure of working alongside him and getting to know him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018It is a massive loss to the shift, the station, and to the Constabulary as a whole.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><strong>Got a story? 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