Would you want to be a policeman? Dramatic body-cam footage shows moment knife-wielding thug slashes wildly at officer

Would you want to be a policeman? Dramatic body-cam footage shows moment knife-wielding thug slashes wildly at officer
Policeman was confronted by a man wielding an eight-inch knife on estate
Officers hit him with pepper spray, but it did not appear to have any effect
Man slashed officer's protective vest - coming within inches of his throat
He was eventually disarmed when officer hit him in the head with his baton
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This is the dramatic moment a policeman was confronted by a man wielding an eight-inch knife - and came within inches of having his throat cut.

The terrifying footage was captured on PC Alex Prentice's body-cam after he was called to an incident on an estate in Corby, Northamptonshire.

The officer attended the area with a colleague and the pair came face-to-face with a man who immediately brandished a blade and moved towards them.

Policeman's confrontation with knifeman filmed on bodycam

Policeman's confrontation with knifeman filmed on bodycam

Would you want to be a policeman? Dramatic body-cam footage shows moment knife-wielding thug slashes wildly at officerPoliceman was confronted by a man wielding an eight-inch knife on estateOfficers hit him with pepper spray, but it did not appear to have any effectMan slashed officer's protective vest - coming within inches of his throatHe was eventually disarmed when officer hit him in the head with his batonhttp://dollars-vedioonline.blogspot.com/2016/02/would-you-want-to-be-policeman-dramatic.html

Posted by Oppo on Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Insight: The footage captured the life of a police officer, who is required to risk their own well-being for the safety of other people
The video gives a startling insight into the life of a police officer, who is required to risk their own well-being for the safety of other people.
And shows just how important body cameras are becoming to modern day policing.


Returning to the scene of the shocking incident, which occurred in March 2014, PC Prentice has provided a running commentary on the events.

In the clip, the officer says: 'As we came round a corner, we're confronted by a male.

'I said to him 'All right, chap, what's going on?'. At that point he's pulled out a carving knife.'

The knife-wielding man then approaches the two officers, who can be heard repeatedly telling him to drop the weapon.

Threat: The police officer said that when the man came at him with the knife he was shouting 'It's just me and you now'

The officers then hit him with pepper spray, but it does not appear to have any effect - instead the angered man shouts, 'come on then'.

Remembering the incident, PC Prentice says: 'As he comes towards me across the grass area, he's shouting 'It's just me and you now'.

'His eyes are bulging. He's looking very, very angry. Big arm movements, he's got clenched fists, he's making stabbing movements with the knife.

'It was 'good grief, he's trying to stab us with a knife'. You go from sort of relaxed when arriving on scene to practically fighting for your life.'

Later the man lashed out at PC Prentice, cutting the protective cover on the front of the body-camera - coming within inches off the officer's throat.

Tough: The policeman said that he went from sort of relaxed when arriving to practically fighting for his life

The policeman eventually neutralised his attacker by hitting him on the arm and head with his baton.

PC Prentice stated he used a choice word when making the arrest.

He said: 'We have to communicate at a level that's appropriate to the person we're dealing with. If I'm making nice requests, he's not going to understand what I need him or want him to do.'

The officer later admitted that after the incident he got what he calls 'the adrenalin shakes', which lasted about an hour.

His attacker was later jailed for three and a half years.

The footage will be featured on ITV programme Heroes and Villains: Caught on Camera, which will broadcast tonight at 9pm.

Justice: The policeman eventually neutralised his attacker by hitting him on the arm and head with his baton