'True hero' dad, 25, tackled knifeman as he stabbed kids at Taylor Swift party
A window cleaner has been hailed a "true hero" after his courageous intervention during a brutal attack where a man armed with a knife targeted young attendees at a Taylor Swift-themed dance party.
Kyle Shaw, 20, an associate from the same gym, expressed to the Mirror: "He's been a true hero shown nothing but fearlessness and in that second reacted in the best way we could hope for. I think he's truly displayed how much of a fantastic person he is, within that split second he's decided what he's going to do."I sent him a message to say I hope he was ok, he said on Instagram he was a little bit overwhelmed. He said it was a traumatic experience.
"It was just Joel and just one other police officer. Another police officer turned up and the three of them went in and tackled him to the ground. Apparently one of the police officers Tasered the man and then they all jumped on him," said Chloe Skelton, 24, co-owner of Level Up.
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