Stuart Richards, General Manager at The Queen’s Head, Kingston upon Thames is awarded the National Pubwatch Bravery & Meritorious Award for his bravery and selfless commitment in assisting Police to prevent harm and apprehend a violent suspect without thought for his own safety.
Stuart is nominated for the award by Georgina Wald the Corporate Communications Manager of Fuller, Smith & Turner PLC
On 6th July 2022 Stuart was on duty in The Queens Head when he became aware of a domestic incident between a male and female in the venue.
He was concerned that the female might be in danger and when they left the pub, he followed to ensure the victims safety.
He followed them down the street and used his mobile phone to call the police to guide them to the location. Before the police arrived on the scene, the male offender attempted to strike the female and Stuart stepped in to prevent her being injured,
On arrival of Police, the officers attempted to apprehend the suspect, who then struck a female Police officer in the face.
Without hesitation or thought for his own safety, Stuart stepped in and assisted in restraining and apprehending the suspect until further assistance arrived.
The Police state that Stuart showed bravery and selflessness in helping detain a violent suspect as well as stopping more officers being assaulted.
APS Joel Freeman-White of Metropolitan Police said
“I fully support the nomination and I am glad that Stuart is being recognised for this, he did an amazing job on the day and is a credit to his employer”.
