Greater Manchester Police tase suspect who was armed with a knife
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Footage has been released showing the moment police used a Taser to tackle a suspect after reports of a man with a knife.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police were alerted after a 'disturbance' broke out on Burford Road, near the junction with Withington Road, in Whalley Range at around 7:30pm on Thursday evening (January 23). Following initial enquiries, it is believed a man pushed another man off his bike. He then assaulted him and brandished a knife 'whilst threatening violence to members of the public in the nearby vicinity' a spokesperson said.
Police were on the scene within minutes of the first report being made, the force said. When they arrived, the man is said to have started attacking a liveried police car.
GMP have now released the footage from the bodycam of one of the officers who responded, and who can be seen using a Taser to subdue the suspect.
He can be heard to shout 'Taser, officer with a Taser, put the f******g weapon down now.' The Taser can be heard being deployed as she shouts, 'get him cuffed, cuff him.'
The cyclist, a man in his 20s, received injuries and was taken to hospital for treatment. Three police officers were injured in the incident. Thankfully, all those injuries are not life-changing or life-threatening.
A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. He remains in police custody for questioning.