Knife-wielding man tasered to ground in St Albans
Published:
10:50 AM November 13, 2020
Updated:
7:20 PM December 14, 2020
Police attended an incident in St Peter's Street on the morning of November 12. Picture: Craig Shepheard - Credit: Archant
Shoppers watched in horror as a man was tasered to the ground outside a high street bank in St Albans yesterday.
Police were called following reports of a man in possession of a knife outside Barclays Bank in St Peter’s Street, St Albans, at around 10.45am on Thursday, November 12.
Specially-trained officers attended and safely detained him before recovering the knife.
He was reportedly experiencing a mental health episode and was taken to hospital for assessment and support.