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Son accepts father's award
1 April 2005 Three-year old Campbell Taylor holds the medal posthumously awarded to his late father, Duncan Taylor.
Detective Constable Taylor received the New Zealand Bravery Medal after losing his life in the line of duty in 2002. His
citation reads: "At about 1.00 p.m. on 5 July 2002 Detective Constable Duncan Taylor and Detective Jeanette Park went to
Taipo Road, Rongotea to warn a local family that a person known to them may have returned to the area. While talking to
the family they saw the person concerned drive past the house. The two officers followed his vehicle, which then
stopped. As the Police officers got out of their vehicle the person drove off and returned to the Taipo Road address
followed by the Police vehicle. Both vehicles stopped in the driveway of the Taipo Road house and as the two Police
officers, who were unarmed, left their car, the occupant of the other car aimed a rifle at Detective Constable Taylor
and, without warning, fired a shot which killed him instantly."