Overview
- Sgt Tim Ansell, who received the King’s Commendation for Bravery at St James’s Palace on Wednesday, was honored for stepping between a knifeman and a colleague during a 2023 call in Whalley Range.
- Body-worn video shows him clutching his neck and calling for help after he was stabbed several times in the neck, arm, and body.
- PC Marcus Wolstencroft used a Taser to stop Jacob Brown, 27, who had lunged at officers from behind with a blue-handled craft knife and was not linked to the original traffic collision.
- Brown pleaded guilty and in April 2024 was given an indefinite hospital order, which keeps him in a secure hospital until doctors decide he is safe to release.
- Outlets released the footage as police praised the officers’ actions and raised concerns about lasting trauma, reinforcing a focus on frontline safety as well as public protection.