Lindsay James FORSYTHE
Lindsay James FORSYTHE
Victoria Police Force
Regd. # 15981
Rank: Senior Constable
Stations: ?, Essendon, Ascot Vale Crime Car Squad, OIC – Maldon Police Station
Service: From ? ? ? to 22 June 1983 = ? years Service
Awards: No find on It’s An Honour – however –
Awarded the Victoria Police Star ( posthumously )
Born: 17 April 1950
Died on: Wednesday 22 June 1983
Cause: Murdered – shot ( shotgun )
Age: 33
Funeral date: Monday 27 June 1983
Funeral location: ?
Buried at: Fawkner Memorial Park, Fawkner, Moreland City, Victoria
Grave location: C of E Section C, Grave 1605
buried with Jean Sutherland FORSYTHE – aged 91, born: 27 Aug 1923 Died: 7 Oct 2014
Memorial at: ?
LINDSAY IS mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance
Funeral location: ?
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Senior Constable Lindsay Forsythe was lured to a late night ambush at a secluded location in country Victoria in response to a false burglary report. When he arrived at the unoccupied residence he was fatally shot, but returned fire striking his assailant four times before he died.
The investigation resulted in the arrest of Constable Forsythe’s wife and a fellow police officer, Senior Constable Leigh Michael Lawson ( 27 ), who were having an affair.
Both were convicted and Lawson was sentenced to life imprisonment, while Gayle Forsythe received five years imprisonment on the lesser charge of manslaughter.