English Heroes #3

An occasional series recording English men and women who have done great things for themselves or others and reflected well on the country of their birth.

A waiter given a £10,000 reward for helping to convict a rapist has donated the money to the victim.

Lloyd Gardner, 22, of Ottery St Mary, Devon, contacted police in 2006 after seeing CCTV footage of a man wanted in connection with the rape in Exeter.
He spotted two women he knew on the film - and they led police to rapist Jakub Tomczak.
Mr Gardner said he did not deserve the reward and hoped the cash would help the woman rebuild her life.
He said: "I was told I was entitled to a reward because I gave police the lead they needed as I recognised the two girls and through them detectives were able to track the man down.

"It was a difficult decision to make because it is a lot of money and it would have been very helpful but I didn't feel like a deserved it at all.
"With the state that the girl was in after the incident, I really felt that it would go towards making her life a lot better over the next couple of years."

Lloyd Gardner, this blog salutes you, a true Englishman.