Terrifying moment 32-year old thug with Samurai sword faces police and motorists after “attacking two men (in attempted murder bid)” – before being blasted using Taser and then arrested

  • Footage shows a thug with a huge Samurai sword, on the road in Crawley Friday night
  • Two people sustained serious injuries after the man attacked them. They were taken to hospital.
  • The 32-year old man was arrested by Sussex Police on suspicion of murder with a taser. He was also taken his weapon.
  • Police are appealing for witnesses in the attack 










This is the moment police and motorists were confronted by a thug with a Samurai blade and a Samurai sword on Friday night. He had ‘attacked two men’ before he was shot with a gun and taken into custody.

The video shows a man holding a large samurai sword in Crawley as he walks along the road.

Police received reports that a man was carrying a weapon and arrived on the scene shortly after 7.30pm Friday. 

Sussex Police said two people were injured in the incident on Horsham Road, according to the Sun. 

This is the terrifying moment a thug armed with a Samurai sword faced down police and motorists on Friday night in Crawley after 'attacking two men' - before he was blasted with a taser and arrested

This is the moment police and motorists in Crawley faced off against a thug with a Samurai blade and a Samurai sword on Friday night. He had ‘attacked two men’ and was then blasted with an axer and taken into custody

Police said that their injuries were consistent in being stabbed by a bladed object.

Two people sustained serious injuries and were taken to the hospital. 

Footage shows the man waving the weapon at Cheals Roundabout as several cars get close to him.

Police used a Taser to arrest the 32-year-old man and took his weapon.

Police stated that he was taken into police custody and arrested under suspicion of attempted murder. 

In the video, the man holds a huge samurai sword in front of dozens of cars as he walks up and down the road

The video shows a man holding a large samurai sword as he walks along the road.

Detective Inspector Jason Hazzard asked witnesses to come forward after Friday night’s events. 

He stated that it was a serious, distressing attack on two people. Residents can expect to see continued police presence in the area as our investigation continues.

We would like to hear from anyone that witnessed the incident or captured any relevant dash cam or mobile phone footage.

“We ask people to not share this footage via social media, but to get in contact with us so that it can be used for our ongoing investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to report it online, or call 101 and quote Operation Slope.  

You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously at 0800 555 112. 

Police said the man was taken into custody and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder

According to police, the man was taken into arrest and charged with attempted murder.

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