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'I held down Golders Green suspect' says volunteer who grabbed ankle
TL;DR
A volunteer restrained a suspect in the Golders Green stabbing attack that injured two men. Essa Suleiman, 45, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
Key points
- Two men were stabbed in Golders Green, north London.
- Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine are in stable condition.
- Essa Suleiman, 45, has been arrested for attempted murder.
- Volunteer Isaac chased and restrained the suspect.
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A volunteer has described how he chased and restrained the suspect in Wednesday's Golders Green stabbing attack that left two men in hospital.
Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, were stabbed in the north London neighbourhood and remain in a stable condition. A 45-year-old man, Essa Suleiman, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.
Isaac, a volunteer with community security group Shomrim, had been driving away from his office when he heard a commotion and left his car. He said he immediately saw a man with blood on his head.
He told the BBC he then saw the suspect, remarking that "if eyes could kill, I'd be dead".
After being warned the suspect had a knife, Isaac followed him along Golders Green Road for about 100 yards, keeping a short distance behind.
He said the suspect was "walking slowly, casually" but that he saw the blade in his hand.
Isaac said he was screaming at members of the public to stay out of the way.
When police arrived at the scene, near the North Circular, and he heard the sound of sirens, Isaac said the suspect went "a bit berserk".
Officers used a Taser to bring him to the ground, but the suspect continued to hold onto the knife so Isaac and another volunteer moved in to help.
"I was holding onto his ankle, making sure that he couldn't move his leg, his left leg," Isaac explained, adding that this was so he couldn't "wriggle away".
He said a passerby and the police were then able to take the knife out of the man's hand.
Isaac said his instinct was always to act and that his role as a volunteer meant that "if we find danger, we run toward it, we don't run away, we never run away".
He believed his actions helped protect others and said he felt "amazing for saving the community and saving lives".
The suspect has a "history of serious violence and mental health issues" and had been referred into the government counter-terrorism Prevent programme in 2020, according to the Metropolitan Police.
A spokesperson said the suspect's referral to Prevent was closed that same year.
Q&A
What happened in the Golders Green stabbing incident?
Two men, Shloime Rand and Moshe Shine, were stabbed in Golders Green, north London, and are currently in stable condition.
Who is the suspect arrested for the Golders Green stabbing?
The suspect, Essa Suleiman, 45, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
What did the volunteer do during the Golders Green stabbing?
The volunteer, Isaac, chased and restrained the suspect after witnessing the attack and hearing a commotion.
