Moment masked knifeman stabs police officer in the neck before being tasered

This is the moment a police officer was stabbed in the neck in an unprovoked attack by a knife-wielding yob, risking his life to protect his colleagues. Sergeant Tim Ansell, who received a bravery award from King Charles, threw himself between the attacker and two other officers in Whalley Range, Manchester in July 2023. The group had been responding to a road traffic accident when, Jacob Brown, who was not involved in the crash, approached them from behind with a knife. Shocking bodycam footage shows Ansell clutching at his throat and telling a colleague: 'Put something on my neck here, I've been f****** stabbed here.' Brown, who was hooded and dressed in black, first targeted Ansell's colleague, Sergeant Foster. Ansell then bravely stepped in, placing himself between the knifeman and his injured colleague, shielding him from further harm. He was stabbed repeatedly, sustaining wounds to his neck and injuries to his arm and body.