A crazed knifeman who stabbed two police officers after they tried to arrest him for domestic assault was finally brought down when a third tasered him to the ground.
Dramatic footage shows the knife wielding attacker lunging at an officer while another lies at his feet injured having been stabbed in the shoulder.
In a moment of heart-stopping bravery, the remaining officer stopped the attacker in his tracks with the 50,000 volts taser-gun charge.
A crazed knifeman stabbed two police officers after they tried to arrest him for a domestic assault charge – and was only brought down when a third tasered him to the ground, in Farnborough, Hampshire
PC Jon Garland, PC Jack Alexander and PC Mark Allison were all rewarded for their remarkable bravery after they were attacked with a butcher’s knife in Farnborough.
Christopher Richard Buttling, 32, is now behind bars thanks to the quick thinking and actions of PC Garland, who stopped him in his tracks with the electric charge.
All three men were awarded the Chief Constable Commendation for their acts of heroism, which were caught on camera.
PC Jon Garland, PC Jack Alexander and PC Mark Allison were all rewarded for their remarkable bravery after they were attacked with a butcher’s knife in Farnborough. The officers from Hampshire Constabulary had originally been on the scene to make an arrest in connection with a domestic assault in July 2017
The officers had originally been on the scene to make an arrest in connection with a domestic assault in July 2017.
When they arrived at the scene PC Allison and PC Alexander were confronted with a man wielding a large butcher’s knife.
Within seconds the man had stabbed PC Allison in the shoulder and PC Alexander in the hand.
A short snippet of these events was captured from the bodycam, worn by the third officer in attendance, PC Garland.
Dramatic footage shows the butcher’s knife wielding attacker lunging at an officer while another lies at his feet injured. Christopher Richard Buttling, 32, is now behind bars thanks to the quick thinking and actions of the officer who stopped him in his tracks with the taser
Despite the severity of their injuries, the two officers did not retreat.
PC Garland reacted by pulling one of his stricken colleagues out of the reach of the knifeman.
He then drew his taser and brought the attacker to the ground just as he was about to deliver a blow to the other officer.
Buttling, 32, was subsequently arrested. He pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding with intent and one count of producing cannabis when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday. He was sentenced to eight years in prison with an extended three years on licence
Buttling was subsequently arrested. He pleaded guilty to two counts of wounding with intent and one count of producing cannabis when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court on Friday.
He was sentenced to eight years in prison with an extended three years on licence.
Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney presented the awards. She said: ‘It is with immense pride that I present these awards to our officers who have truly shown great courage and professionalism when faced with some truly terrible crimes.
Chief Constable Olivia Pinkney presented the awards. She said: ‘It is with immense pride that I present these awards to our officers who have truly shown great courage and professionalism when faced with some truly terrible crimes’
‘Every day our officers are working hard to make our communities safer and these examples show the lengths they are willing to go to in order to protect those they have promised to serve, often putting themselves in harm’s way without a second thought.
‘From incredible displays of strength, to personal sacrifices to get the job done and running into danger when others are going in the opposite direction, it is clear these officers have gone above and beyond.’
She added: ‘Police officers don’t do what they do for thanks and recognition but when we see such acts of incredible bravery they deserve all the praise they get.’