Off-Duty Officers’ Heroism Saves the Day in South London Knife Attack

In a display of exceptional courage and quick thinking, a group of off-duty police officers intervened to stop a knife-wielding assailant from causing serious harm to another man in south London.

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Joseph Jimenez, 20, of Baxter Road N1, found himself facing justice at Croydon Crown Court on Wednesday, 14th February, after pleading guilty to possession of a bladed article and affray. He was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment for possession of the knife and four months’ imprisonment for affray, to be served concurrently at a young offenders’ institute.