All week, the tributes have poured in. Those whose lives were touched by PC Lorne Castle haven't hesitated to come forward. One woman's account of how her son's life was saved by his 'kindness and humanity' and willingness to 'go beyond what is expected of a police officer' is particularly moving.
She wrote about how the troubled teenager lost his way in life and became known to police, who were forever having to bring him home. It was PC Castle, himself a father of three, who ended up talking her boy down from the ledge, in a metaphorical sense as well as a literal one.
