John Caldwell: Detective ‘honoured’ to be awarded King’s Police Medal

Mr Caldwell, who was off-duty at the time of the attack, was shot a number of times at close range by two gunmen outside of a sports complex.

To date, 36 people have been arrested and 14 people have been charged in connection with the attack.

In February, PSNI Chief Constable Jon Boutcher paid tribute to Mr Caldwell’s “tremendous and selfless courage” on the anniversary of his attack.

The detective, who has not yet returned to work, said he is still recovering from his injuries.

“I’ve been impacted, obviously, the attack upon me: I was shot nine times. I’m still recovering from those injuries,” he said.

“The recovery is going very well,” he added.

“That’s thanks to the medical teams and thanks to the support from family and friends and from my wife and my son.”