Video: Woman cop with taser takes down sword-wielding man in London

A 36-year-old man was arrested for killing a teenager and stabbing several others with a sword in northeast London on Tuesday. A video of the incident shows the moment when the woman cop confronted the accused, who was armed with a sword and tased him.

The CCTV footage, posted by The Daily Mail, shows the accused, clad in a yellow hoodie, in a driveway. The 23-second clip shows a woman cop approaching the accused with her taser out. The accused is seen trying to escape as officers tase him from the side.

Several other officials soon arrived at the spot and the accused was overpowered.

The police said the incident was not being treated as terror-related or a “targeted attack”.

The Metropolitan Police said they were called early Tuesday to reports of a vehicle being driven into a house in a residential street and people being stabbed, the Associated Press reported.

Videos from the area showed a man in a yellow hoodie holding a long sword or knife walking near houses in the area. One video showed police officers yelling “Drop the sword” and “Lock your doors!” as they chased the suspect, who was seen climbing over fences and into people’s gardens.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called it a shocking incident, adding that such violence has no place on our streets.

“My thoughts are with those affected and their families. I’d like to thank the emergency services for their ongoing response, and pay tribute to the extraordinary bravery shown by police on the scene,” Rishi Sunak said.