13 Facts About Yvonne Fletcher

Yvonne Fletcher's death resulted in an eleven-day siege of the embassy, at the end of which those inside were expelled from the country and the United Kingdom severed diplomatic relations with Libya.

The inquest into Yvonne Fletcher's death reached a verdict that she was "killed by a bullet coming from one of two windows on the west side of the front on the first floor of the Libyan People's Bureau".

Yvonne Joyce Fletcher was born on 15 June 1958 in the Wiltshire village of Semley, to Michael Fletcher and his wife Queenie.

Yvonne Fletcher applied to several police forces but was turned down on the basis of her height, and considered applying for entry to the Royal Hong Kong Police Force.

Yvonne Fletcher passed and was placed on the standard two-year probation period with the warrant number 4257; she was posted to Bow Street police station, where she completed her probation and was confirmed as a regular Woman Police Constable.

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Yvonne Fletcher was highly regarded by her colleagues, who nicknamed her "Super Fletch", and she became engaged to PC Michael Liddle, who worked at Bow Street.

Yvonne Fletcher was expelled from the UK in 1980, after stating in an interview with The Times that the Libyan government planned to murder two opponents of Gaddafi's government living in the UK.

Yvonne Fletcher was moved to Charles II Street; she became unconscious and stopped breathing and a colleague gave her resuscitation.

The pathologist stated that Yvonne Fletcher must have been turning when she was shot which, he said, would have reduced the angle.

The jury concluded that Yvonne Fletcher "was killed by a bullet coming from one of two windows on the west side of the front on the first floor of the Libyan People's Bureau".

Yvonne Fletcher advised that Abdulmagid Salah Ameri, a junior diplomat in the People's Bureau at the time of the shooting, had been identified by witnesses who had observed him firing a weapon from the embassy window.

Yvonne Fletcher became the first police officer honoured by the Police Memorial Trust.

Cherry tree was planted in St James's Square in memory of Yvonne Fletcher in 1984, and there is a memorial plaque in Charing Cross Police Station, London.