Wiltshire Police is being supported by Freddie Fontete-Jones' mum in asking people to "walk away" from dangerous situations on nights out as part of their new campaign.
The "Walk Away" campaign has been made to promote positive choices and actions that can be taken on nights out in potentially dangerous situations.
On Saturday, June 29, police officers from Bourne Hill police station took to Salisbury city centre to carry out their usual weekend patrols and talk more about their new campaign.
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A case study the police are using to back the campaign is the death of Freddie Fontete-Jones in 2022. He was killed after being punched with such force it made him fall back and fall unconscious while he was trying to stop a fight.
Freddie's mum, Gifty Tetteh, supports the campaign which was first launched in Swindon.
She said: "I would just tell people to not get involved. There's a lot of police around, they can deal with it so don't put yourself in danger.
"Everybody deserves to come out to enjoy themselves - we want them to return back to their family in peace."
On patrol that evening was PC Boon and Sergeant Susan Malkinson.
PC Boon said: "It's important we walk away from these situations. They can cause damage not just to individuals but to their families.
"We are here to make sure that people are aware of that and hopefully we will get through to at least one person. Just think about your actions as they have consequences and they can be catastrophic to an individual and family member."
Sergeant Susan Malkinson added: "We don't want people to not come to Salisbury - we want people to come and enjoy themselves. We're just asking you look out for those behaviours in your friends. Come and have a good time - but we also want you to go home safely.
"Just stop and think in that moment as your whole life can change."
Salisbury was as busy as ever on a Saturday night, and just moments after speaking with the Journal, PC Boon and Sergeant Malkinson had to deal with an incident involving a drunk member of the public who was acting violently.
The police have since updated that the man was arrested for a public order offence however they explained about the walk away campaign and why they were being so robust and he listened and calmed down. This meant they later de-arrested him and dropped him at home.
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Also patrolling on Saturday nights are Safer Streets Wardens like Max Graham.
Max said: "I think there's problems everywhere. I saw violence last night - we've seen it on a few occasions. We try and encourage people to walk away as it's not worth it."
For more information, visit: https://wewalkaway.uk/
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