Police officer who lost arm in hit-and-run retires after 25 years of service

Praise poured in as police officer Simon Schembri officially completed his 25 years of service on Friday, marking the end of a life-changing career.

Schembri had been victim to a hit-and-run incident in 2018 where he was dragged by a speeding car and lost his right arm in a near-fatal accident.

Dear Dad, Today was officially your last day as police officer after 25 years of service. We can all say that there was…

Posted by Leah Schembri on Tuesday, 9 February 2021

The officer’s daughter Leah took to Facebook to say thatdespite such an impactful tragedy, she is proud of her father as he came out a stronger man after ’25 years of saving lives, helping others, going through fire for people and most of all being a patient yourself and ending it with you fighting for your life’.

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