Police Taser and Arrest Afghan National After Triple Stabbing Which Left Dog Walker, 49, Dead

CCTV footage has captured the moment police Tasered and arrested an Afghan national after a triple stabbing which left a 49-year-old dog walker dead in Uxbridge.

Police and ambulance crews were called to Midhurst Gardens, northwest London at around 5pm on Monday where three victims were attacked.

The dog walker was treated at the scene but died, while a 45-year-old man suffered life-changing injuries. The third victim, a 14-year-old boy, sustained injuries which were not life-threatening or changing.

The Afghan, 22, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, the Metropolitan Police said today.

According to residents, a fight had broken out involving the Afghan national, who was living as a lodger in the home of the 45-year-old and who has not been named.

The Afghan chased two victims out the house, eyewitnesses said, before the 49-year-old man – who was walking his dog at the time – tried to intervene and was slashed across the neck.

Footage posted online today appears to show the suspect walking along a residential street, before two police officers sprint after him, one pointing a Taser and shouting ‘drop the knife’ and ‘get on the floor’.

Several others join them before the Taser is fired and the man falls to the ground.

The attack is not being treated as terrorism, and detectives are working to establish any relationship between the suspect and the three victims, the Metropolitan Police said.

There has been widespread shock within the local community following the brutal attack. One witness told the Daily Mail: ‘The Afghan man was chasing a man and a boy around the road and a local man who was with his dog tried to stop it.

‘There was blood everywhere and the paramedics were there for at least 30 minutes trying to save his life. It was absolute carnage and very distressing to see.’

Another local added: ‘The dead man is very well known around here. He’s a lovely guy, very gentle and peaceful. He was just trying to help and it’s ended up costing him his life.’

A third witness said: ‘I saw a young man come running out of the house waving a large knife around. He had a mad look in his eyes and was screaming.’

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