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The Irish Sun
10 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Chilling moment machete thugs slash brave off-duty cop when he tried to stop them stealing e-bike in busy town centre
THIS is the chilling moment machete thugs slashed at a brave off-duty police officer after he tried to stop them stealing an e-bike in a busy town centre. PC Attwood was out with his wife in Bedfordshire when he was attacked by brothers Hannan Mahmood, 20, and Humar Mahmood, 19 Advertisement 8 Hannan Mahmood, 20, attacked the officer outside a shopping centre Credit: SWNS 8 Humar Mahmood, 19, and his brother were sentenced to seven years in prison Credit: SWNS 8 PC Attwood has been put up for a High Sheriff's Award Credit: SWNS The Met cop had stepped in to block their escape when he noticed they were stealing an e-bike. Dramatic footage then showed him being stabbed with a machete by the thug brothers. PC Attwood said: "I didn't go into town expecting to be stabbed. "The victim of the robbery didn't go into town to get robbed. We were just doing our normal day-to-day activties." Advertisement read more on uk news The horrific attack left PC Attwood with injuries to his arm and chest, which were fortunately not life-threatening. The Mahmood brothers pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving, robbery, and possession of offensive weapons in connection with the incident. They were sentenced today at Luton Crown Court to a total of seven years in prison, with an additional five years on licence. PC Attwood said: "I think if you put a uniform on - irrespective of what uniform - you have a hidden ability to help people. Advertisement Most read in The Sun "There is a saying that the police are never off duty and in my case at this time, that was true. The public are safer as a result Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley "Thankfully we managed to stop someone from doing something bad to someone else. "I would like to thank the officers of Bedfordshire Police as while they have said really nice comments about me, I have never had a chance to thank them back. "I thank them wholeheartedly." Advertisement Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said: "Every day police officers up and down the country step forward to confront the most dangerous criminals in circumstances when most people would turn away. "PC Attwood was off duty, on his own and without his personal protective equipment. "But his instincts told him something wasn't right so he bravely went to investigate and confront criminals armed with machetes. "It is thanks to his courage and to the subsequent work of Bedfordshire Police that two violent offenders are now behind bars. Advertisement "The public are safer as a result. "PC Attwood's actions demonstrated the very best of policing - bravery, dedication, a commitment to service and a passionate drive to protect people. "All of us at the Met are incredibly proud to call him a colleague." Detective Inspector Caeva Taylor from the Bedfordshire, Advertisement "The Mahmoods now face a lengthy prison sentence and I am pleased that they are no longer free to carry out wanton violence on Bedfordshire's streets." In sentencing, Judge Hunter KC thanked PC Attwood for his service and made an application for a High Sheriff's Award. 8 The incident happened outside a busy shopping centre in Luton Credit: SWNS 8 The horrific attack left PC Attwood with injuries to his arm and chest Credit: SWNS Advertisement 8 PC Attwood had been with his wife when he spotted the pair robbing an electric bike Credit: SWNS 8 Dramatic CCTV footage shows the off-duty officer blocking the brothers from getting away Credit: SWNS 8 The brothers pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving, robbery, and possession of offensive weapons Credit: SWNS
Scottish Sun
10 hours ago
- Scottish Sun
Chilling moment machete thugs slash brave off-duty cop when he tried to stop them stealing e-bike in busy town centre
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE CHILLING moment machete thugs slash at a brave off-duty police officer after he tried to stop them stealing an e-bike in a busy town centre. Two brothers who attacked a courageous off-duty cop with a machete while he tried to stop an e-bike robbery have been jailed for seven years. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 8 Hannan Mahmood, 20, attacked the officer outside a shopping centre Credit: SWNS 8 Humar Mahmood, 19, and his brother were sentenced to seven years in prison Credit: SWNS 8 PC Attwood has been put up for a High Sheriff's Award Credit: SWNS Hannan Mahmood, 20, and Humar Mahmood, 19, of Luton, Beds, attacked PC Attwood in the city outside a shopping centre. PC Attwood was with his wife when he saw the pair stealing an electric bike and stepped in to block their escape. Dramatic CCTV footage shows the off-duty officer using a nearby plastic barrier to block the brothers from escaping — all while being slashed with a machete on November 2. PC Attwood, who works in the Metropolitan Police Service, has spoken out about the incident for the first time and said: "I didn't go into town expecting to be stabbed. "The victim of the robbery didn't go into town to get robbed. We were just doing our normal day-to-day activties." The horrific attack left PC Attwood with injuries to his arm and chest, which were fortunately not life-threatening. The Mahmood brothers pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, dangerous driving, robbery, and possession of offensive weapons in connection with the incident. They were sentenced today (June 23) at Luton Crown Court to a total of seven years in prison, with an additional five years on licence. PC Attwood said: "I think if you put a uniform on - irrespective of what uniform - you have a hidden ability to help people. "There is a saying that the police are never off duty and in my case at this time, that was true. The public are safer as a result Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley "Thankfully we managed to stop someone from doing something bad to someone else. "I would like to thank the officers of Bedfordshire Police as while they have said really nice comments about me, I have never had a chance to thank them back. "I thank them wholeheartedly." Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, said: "Every day police officers up and down the country step forward to confront the most dangerous criminals in circumstances when most people would turn away. "PC Attwood was off duty, on his own and without his personal protective equipment. "But his instincts told him something wasn't right so he bravely went to investigate and confront criminals armed with machetes. "It is thanks to his courage and to the subsequent work of Bedfordshire Police that two violent offenders are now behind bars. "The public are safer as a result. "PC Attwood's actions demonstrated the very best of policing - bravery, dedication, a commitment to service and a passionate drive to protect people. "All of us at the Met are incredibly proud to call him a colleague." Detective Inspector Caeva Taylor from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Major Crime Unit said: "PC Attwood was off-duty at the time of the offence and courageously stepped in to prevent any further harm to the public, risking his own life to do so. "The Mahmoods now face a lengthy prison sentence and I am pleased that they are no longer free to carry out wanton violence on Bedfordshire's streets." In sentencing, Judge Hunter KC thanked PC Attwood for his service and made an application for a High Sheriff's Award. 8 The incident happened outside a busy shopping centre in Luton Credit: SWNS 8 The horrific attack left PC Attwood with injuries to his arm and chest Credit: SWNS 8 PC Attwood had been with his wife when he spotted the pair robbing an electric bike Credit: SWNS 8 Dramatic CCTV footage shows the off-duty officer blocking the brothers from getting away Credit: SWNS
South Wales Argus
2 days ago
- General
- South Wales Argus
Pictures: show the goings on in Duffryn back in 2005
Here's some of what we found. Paul Harley with other Asda bus users at the Duffryn store angered over the company's decision to cancel free buses Duffryn Junior pupils start out on the route the Llantarnam Abbey on their pilgramage walk undertaken by Medieval monks Maureen Rysdale (left) from Duffryn pictured with her daughter Jane who has nominated her mum for 'Mum in a Million' competition. Picture: Mike Urwin Children from Duffryn Community Link had cycling training at the Newport Velodrome Ryan Hathaway and Sophia White works on the roundabout into Duffryn, as part of a series of projects by a group of youngsters improving the estate Aimee Hunt looks at healthy food as part of a new Health Challenge Wales initiaive at Duffryn High School Duffryn Youth Link Talent Crew in a dancing mood at the workshops held at the Hilton Hotel in Newport: Stacey Harris, Kikaya Newberry, Rhiah Cotterell, Kelly Byrom, Aimee James, Tia Timmins, Laura Davies, Sheils Olsen, and Ceri Ann Felkin Phil Child, of Aneurin Bevan Court, Duffryn, whose knitting is helping raise funds for St David's Foundation Duffryn High School pupil, Alex Currie, with the High Sheriff Brian Watkins, after receiving the High Sheriff's Award (L-R) Kate Pesticcio, 10, and Kate Cluer, 11, harvest potatoes from the vegetable patch in the Duffryn Link organic garden (L-R) Duffryn High School assistant head teacher Martin Davies and head Jon Wilson man the school gate during the lunch hour to stop pupils leaving the premises without permission
BBC News
27-02-2025
- General
- BBC News
Student's charity helping tackle Weston-super-Mare food poverty
A 21-year-old university student's meal charity is helping to tackle food poverty in her Ahmed set-up Aishah's Food Charity in 2023 after seeing people struggling with the cost of living in Weston-super-Mare, dad, Syad Ahmed, cooks more than 250 free meals at his restaurant Pappadoms Takeaway every week, which are given away to homeless charities and handed out to people in need by the family. "I said to my father, we need to do something to help people because in Weston they're really struggling," Ms Ahmed said. She added: "Anyone can come in, I won't judge, if you need it you need it - you don't need to explain anything to me. "You don't know what someone is going through, so I don't judge a face being like 'you don't need food' - I let anyone come in."Ms Ahmed, a law student at Bath Spa University, said it was during the coronavirus pandemic that she first noticed food poverty in Weston-super-Mare. "It's more than a free meal for many," she said."I have helped people by giving them food but now when they come they don't just see me, they see new friends that they have through me making the charity." The charity hands out 100 to 125 meals to people every Wednesday evening and a similar amount throughout the week to homeless also deliver meals to homes if someone is unable to pick one up in person and the charity also works with local schools. Her father, Mr Ahmed, said: "The children always helped me out with charity work from a young age. "But when Aishah said she wanted to do her own charity, I said I would help her to cook and supply the food."A team of volunteers also helps, including Kacper Smeja, who said the charity had inspired him."I never really had a lot of money myself but you don't need money to help others."This has helped me learn you can help others no matter your situation," he added. James collects a curry every Wednesday and said he was "very grateful" to the charity."It makes a big difference to me and my everyday life. "We're all struggling, everything is getting more expensive and places like this make a big difference," he a registered charity, the meal service can receive funding and donations but Ms Ahmed and her family cover most of the costs themselves. She was awarded a High Sheriff's Award last September and added that she hopes to make her family proud with her charity work and also by becoming a barrister when she finishes her degree.
