The Met Police have released footage showing the knifeman brandishing his weapon in Golders Green on Wednesday.
Police arrest the suspect in Golders Green after a horrific knife attack (Image: Supplied)
Body-worn footage released by the Met Police shows a terror suspect advancing towards officers holding a knife on the streets of London yesterday (Wednesday). Brave cops tasered the man and pinned him the ground by police after two Jewish men were stabbed in the Golders Green area of the capital.
The video, released by the Metropolitan Police, shows a 45-year-old Somali-born British national holding a knife as he advanced towards police officers. Two officers fired Tasers and the suspect, who was wearing a blue puffer jacket and a rucksack, eventually collapsed to the ground. They could be heard urgently shouting “get down on the ground” and “take the Taser”. Once the suspect was on the video, one of the officers knelt on top of him, while the other continued to use his Taser and more police surrounded them.
The officer, still on his feet, repeatedly yelled “drop the knife”, “drop the f****** knife” while the suspect struggled on the floor. At one point, while the suspect still appears to be holding a knife, an officer appears to deliver several kicks to his head to encourage him to drop the weapon.
Footage from the incident yesterday (Weds) released by the Met Police (Image: Met Police)
While the suspect was pinned face down in the middle of the road, the officers appeared to jostle him, sounding increasingly panicked.
A plain-clothed man, possibly a member of the Jewish community security team, eventually wrenched the knife from the suspect’s hand.
The suspect then had his hands handcuffed behind his back while still lying in the road, and was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Footage from the Met Police showing the attack in Golders Green (Image: Met Police)
A further £25 million will be invested to increase security for Jewish communities after the suspected terror attack in north London, the Government has said.
The funding will be aimed at boosting police patrols and protection around synagogues, schools and community centres.
Legislation creating proscription-like powers to pursue people and organisations acting on behalf of malign state-sponsored groups will also be “fast-tracked” in the coming weeks, ministers said.