BLADE HORROR Moment thug is taken down by police dog after stabbing man twice with huge zombie knife in street attack after row
THIS is the shocking moment a thug who stabbed a man twice with a huge zombie knife was dramatically taken down by a police dog.
Luke Hurdowar, 23, pulled up his car alongside the victim, who was known to him, in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, at around noon on June 26.
CCTV footage starts by showing the pair in a heated argument before the shirtless victim started throwing punches at Hurdowar on Cotmanhay Road.
But instead of backing off or engaging in a fist-fight the cowardly knifeman moved away from his car before reaching into the waistband of his trousers.
He was caught on camera pulling out a 30cm blade before he launched a brutal attack.
Disturbing footage captured the exact moment the thug lashed out with the weapon in the brazen street attack.
He stabbed the man twice, leaving him to collapse on the pavement while bleeding heavily.
Hurdowar was then seen on CCTV quickly getting into his car and driving away.
The injured man was rushed to hospital for treatment while Hurdowar fled the scene.
Cops later found Hurdowar travelling in the same car nearby but heattempted to flee on foot from an officer and police dog into a park
Body-cam captured the officer and police dog Ultor giving chase before the canine caught up and dragged the suspect to the ground.
Hurdowar, of no fixed address, was arrested, charged and remanded the following day.
He later admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article.
Hurdowar was jailed for three years and nine months at Derby Crown Court on September 2.
Detective Constable Danielle Causer, of Derbyshire Police, said: “This was a brazen attack in the middle of the day on a summer afternoon.
“Although it was a targeted assault there were members of the public nearby at the time, including children.
“No-one should be made to feel that the streets they walk on with their children are unsafe and Hurdowar showed complete disregard for anyone else that day.
“Had there not been people around to come to the victim’s aid in the immediate aftermath of this incident, the outcome could have been very different.
“The effects of knife crime are felt far beyond the immediate victims, and we remain committed to tackling those who carry knives.”
