The family of a tree surgeon who was the victim of an axe attack featured in a BBC crime documentary has paid tribute to his bravery and that of the officers who helped him.
The case of Cameron Brooksbank has been documented in The Detectives which follows Greater Manchester Police’s dedicated organised crime unit in Rochdale.
During the three-part series, DS Martin Soutter attempts to bring down the Adam gang — based on the Newbold Estate in the town.
Episode one of the show saw officers grapple with a horrific axe attack that happened on October 17, 2017. READ MORE: The Detectives: Who was Cameron Brooksbank and what happened to him after the Rochdale axe attack? READ MORE: 'They've cut my mate's hand off': The horrifying gang violence which blighted Rochdale The attack began as a simple road rage incident and the victim - then 17-year-old Cameron - was a tree surgeon working nearby trying to keep order in the chaos.
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