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One senior officer who jumped to the help of a fellow officer who was ambushed by a blade-wielder received the King's Commendation for Courage.

Sergeant Tim Ansell struggled against twenty-seven-year-old Jacob Brown after he pressed a knife to the throat of his partner Sgt Marc Foster.

Brown began the violence as the law enforcement personnel and their third officer, PC Marcus Wolstencroft, were talking to a driver following a traffic accident in that location in summer 2023.

Brown stabbed and slashed both Sgt Ansell and Sgt Foster before Police Constable Wolstencroft stunned him with a stun gun.

"Officer stabbed," the constable was heard to say over his radio.

Bodyworn and dashcam recording made public by the agency revealed Brown, wearing in dark clothing with a head covered, run up to Sgt Foster from the rear with a weapon pointed forward.

He struck the policeman who stumbled and fell to the street, after which Sgt Ansell intervened and tried to wrestle him to the pavement despite being multiple times hit with the blade.

PC Wolstencroft pulled his stun gun and awaited a open target, bringing the fight to an finish.

Sergeant Ansell was heard stating: "I need help on my neck here, I got knifed in the neck."

Sergeant Ansell received multiple lacerations to his neck and additional cuts to his limbs and body, whereas Sergeant Foster received cut injuries.

Officials stated Sgt Foster employed his hands to stop his partner's hemorrhaging prior to medical personnel came.

The new honor comes subsequent to the trio of policemen were granted organizational Courage Honors in late 2023 and the John Egerton Bravery Award from the area union branch in April 2024.

They additionally received a Regional Courage Honor in mid-2024.

"The responses of each policeman eventually protected each other and meant no bystanders suffered any injuries."

Brown was sentenced to an secure medical confinement in spring 2024, according to the department.