Two police officers viciously attacked with a knife in the street while dealing with moped crash
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTwo officers were viciously attacked in the street with a knife while dealing with the aftermath of a moped crash on Wednesday afternoon (July 26).
The incident unfolded at 4pm, after officers had initially attempted to stop the moped that had been spotted 'driving erratically'.
A short time later it was involved in a collision on Wood Road, on the border of Stretford and Whalley Range. Whilst the two offers were responding to the crash, in which an 18-year-old was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, another man then approached them and attacked them with a knife in the street. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link The unknown man, who is being treated as possibly unconnected to the collision, was arrested at the scene.
Officers were forced to use a taser on him before he was detained as an air ambulance landed nearby. The 26-year-old was taken to hospital as part of standard procedure and then into custody, where he remains to be questioned in relation to the attack.
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