Horror moment police officer is stabbed in neck by passer-by in random attack

A police officer attending a routine traffic accident in Manchester was stabbed in the neck by a passerby.

Video footage of the terrifying incident shows Jacob Brown walking along the pavement before randomly lunging a knife at three officers at the scene of the crash.

One of the officers, Sergeant Tim Ansell, is struck in the neck and was rushed to hospital.

Thankfully the knife missed any major arteries and PS Ansell made a full recovery.

In the footage, which is filmed on the officers’ bodycams, Brown can be seen approaching the officers despite having nothing to do with the accident.

Dressed all in black with a hood tightly fastened, he jumps into the road to attack one of PS Ansell’s colleagues, Sergeant Marc Foster, who gets struck in the head.

PS Ansell jumped to the defence of his fellow sergeant before being stabbed in the neck by Brown.

Brown can be seen attacking Sergeant Ansell with a knife (Picture: Greater Manchester Police)

Another colleague, PC Marcus Wolstencroft, then tasers Brown and the officers are able to get control of him.

As PS Ansell walks back to his police car, he notices his neck is bleeding and says: ‘Put something on my neck here, I’ve been f***ing stabbed here.’

Thankfully, there was already an ambulance at the scene for the crash so paramedics were able to treat him immediately.

Greater Manchester Police said the attack, which happened in the Whalley Range area of the city last July, was one of 75 incidents in the last tax year where its officers sustained physical injuries from an assault on duty.

Jacob Brown was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order (Picture: Greater Manchester Police / SWNS)

A spokesman said: ‘The actions of all three officers ultimately saved each other and meant no members of the public suffered any injuries.’

All three officers won an award at this year’s Police Federation National Bravery Awards for their actions.

After the attack, Brown went on to stab a staff member during an induction at HMP Liverpool in August.

Armed with a sharp object, he attacked a man in his 50s, causing cuts to his ear and head.

PC tasers Brown as he attacks PC Ansell (Picture: Greater Manchester Police / SWNS)

PS Ansell’s bodycam shows blood on his hand as he’s led to the ambulance (Picture: Greater Manchester Police / SWNS)

The following month he attacked a prison guard and stabbed him in the neck with another sharp object.

Brown was sentenced to an indefinite hospital order in April after pleading guilty to one count of attempted murder and three counts of wounding with intent.

He will remain in hospital until he is deemed safe and stable.

Superintendent Marcus Noden of GMP’s Trafford district said: ‘The number of assaults on officers is at an unprecedented level, and is wholly unacceptable.

‘Our uniformed officers are amongst our front line of policing, those who respond to calls, make arrests, protect victims.

PS Tim Ansell, PS Marc Foster, and PC Marcus Wolstencroft with their Police Federation National Bravery Awards (Picture: Greater Manchester Police/SWNS)

‘We absolutely will not tolerate assaults on our officers.

‘We have in this case, and many others, taken robust action against those who have committed these offences, and that approach will continue.

‘We’ll also continue to support the officers that are impacted.

‘I sincerely hope that we never see a case like this again, but I praise our three officers who have demonstrated dedication, resilience, and courage in the face of danger.’

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