🔗 Share this article Alarming Video Shows Moment Officers Get Knifed in Surprise Attack The Two Sergeants Moments Before the Aggressor Was Tasered One police sergeant who rushed to the assistance of a colleague that was assaulted by a knifeman was granted the Royal Recognition for Courage. Sergeant Tim Ansell fought with 27-yr-old Jacob Brown subsequent to he held a knife to the neck of his partner Sergeant Marc Foster. Brown launched his attack as the law enforcement personnel and their partner, PC Marcus Wolstencroft, were conversing to a driver following a vehicle incident in the area in summer 2023. Brown attacked with blade both Sgt Ansell and Sgt Foster prior to Police Constable Wolstencroft incapacitated him with a Taser. "Policeman knifed," PC Wolstencroft was heard to say over his communication device. Officer-mounted and dashcam footage shared by the agency depicted Brown, wearing in dark clothing with a hood up, approach to Sergeant Foster from the rear with a blade outstretched. He collided with the policeman who tripped and went down to the street, after which Sergeant Ansell jumped in and attempted to subdue him to the floor even though being repeatedly struck with the knife. Police Constable Wolstencroft Stopped the Assailant, Jacob Brown, with a Electric Weapon PC Wolstencroft deployed his electric weapon and sought a safe opportunity, ending the confrontation to an conclusion. Sgt Ansell can be heard to say: "Please provide something on my throat here, I've been stabbed in the neck." Sgt Ansell sustained two open wounds to his neck and further wounds to his arms and torso, while Sergeant Foster experienced slash wounds. Officials reported Sergeant Foster employed his hands to stem his fellow officer's hemorrhaging prior to paramedics came. The new recognition comes after the trio of policemen received departmental Bravery Awards in October 2023 and the prestigious bravery honor from the area union branch in spring 2024. They further earned a Area Valor Recognition in mid-2024. "The responses of all three officers in the end saved each other and resulted in no members of the public experienced any injuries." Brown was sentenced to an secure medical confinement in early 2024, as stated by authorities.