First black South Wales Police officer Derrick Hassan dies
"I think they looked to Derrick as the senior of the group, the first one, the one to go to for advice."Ceri Hassan, pictured with the couple's children Andy and Aimee, says Derrick was always available to advise others from minority groups
His father Moses, a leading member of the Somali community in Cardiff docklands, was instrumental in Derrick's decision to join the force.He was on a committee with officers who asked if one of his three sons would consider becoming the first black officer in South Wales Police. Derrick, the eldest of the three, agreed."I think in the beginning it was very difficult for him. There was a lot of abuse, but I think he just let it go over his head and dealt with it...
"When I met him he was well settled into the job, he was absolutely loving it and he wouldn't have changed anything for the world, it was all experience to him and he didn't want to retire after his 30 years, he would have stayed on."
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