Terrifying moment knife
This is the terrifying moment a knife-wielding woman is arrested by police armed with tasers on a residential street in London.
Officers rushed to Cadoxton Avenue in Tottenham around 8pm yesterday following reports of a woman with a knife.
Members of the Met ordered the woman to 'get on the floor' as they aimed their stun guns at her.
She was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and taken into custody. There were no injuries related to the incident.
Police officers tell the woman to 'get on the floor' as they aim their tasers at her
The officers approach the woman as she gets down onto the pavement in north London
The woman is seen getting onto the ground as the police officers move in to arrest her
The officers told the woman to put her hands 'to her side' before they arrested her
In the video, one of the police officers is heard saying: 'We’ve got tasers, stay where you are. Get on the floor, get on the floor.'
'Put your hands above your head. Put your hands on your side. Arms out to the side now. Arms out to your side.'
In another angle, an officer is seen putting the knife into plastic tube to be kept as evidenced.
The horrifying incident happened just two miles from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Local resident Noel Plum said: 'Great work by the police. Denis Stoynov added: 'Just another day at the office in Tottenham.'
Picture shows the woman being arrested as she is surrounded by Met Officers
The woman was arrested arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon and taken into custody
An officer is seen putting the knife in a plastic tube so it can be kept as evidence
A Tottenham Conservatives spokesperson said: 'A woman carrying a large machete arrested on Cadoxton Avenue.
'The violence on our streets is becoming relentless. It must be stopped and can be stopped.
'We urge Sadiq Khan to use his powers as head of the Met Police and make crime his number one priority.'
A Met Police spokesperson said: 'Police were called to Cadoxton Avenue, N15, at 7.53pm on Wednesday, 15 May to reports of a woman with a knife.
'Officers attended. The woman was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.
'She has been taken into custody. There are no reported injuries.'
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