Shoppers looked on in horror as police tackled a man brandishing a Samurai sword after a man in his 20s was stabbed close to where a rapper was knifed to death at a birthday party.
Officers restrained the man before seizing the weapon outside the World’s Inn pub on South Street in Romford, east London this afternoon.
Witnesses say the suspect’s friend boasted there were ‘bigger knives out there’ before he was thrown to the ground by police on the busy street.
Officers restrained the man before seizing the weapon outside the World’s Inn pub on South Street in Romford, east London
Bystanders looked on in horror as the dramatic arrest took place on the busy high street
One man was arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm (GBH) and possession of a bladed article and two men were arrested on suspicion of GBH.
They have been taken to an east London police station where they remain in custody.
One passerby said: ‘Police were chasing him. He was thrown to the ground and they pulled out a 2ft Samurai sword.
‘He could skin a crocodile with that knife’
The scaffolder added: ‘His mate was standing next to him. He said there’s bigger knives out there.’
Another witness told Essex Live: ‘My brother is in Romford and this bloke just got slammed on the deck by the police after running around with what looks like a machete.
‘Apparently he was in McDonald’s according to other people but my brother only saw him on the floor after being taken down by police.’
The video shows three police officers surrounding the man, who is lying on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.
The incident took place in the area where a 15-year-old drill rap fan was stabbed to death when a mass brawl broke out as around 200 teenagers were leaving a 16th birthday party.
Witnesses say the suspect’s FRIEND boasted there were ‘bigger knives out there’
The video shows three police officers surrounding the man, who is lying on the ground with his hands tied behind his back.
According to witnesses, police chased the man before pulling out the sword
Jordan Douherty (pictured) was knifed after a large group of youths were turned away from the party at a community centre because the venue was at full capacity
Jordan Douherty was knifed after a large group of youths were turned away from the party at a community centre because the venue was at full capacity.
Police and paramedics arrived to find up to 200 teenagers running and screaming in panic as Jordan lay in the street in Romford, on Saturday.
Jordan is believed to have featured in a number of YouTube videos of drill rap music, a hip-hop subgenre that is said to be driving the feuding gang war in London.
His stabbing became the latest in an unprecedented number of killings in London this year.
The Metropolitan Police is investigating more than 75 homicides since the start of the year.
There have been nearly 1,300 stabbings since January amid reports of a surge in violence crime across the country.
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