Teen thug caught with hunting knife at London Tube station attacks cops and is wrestled to the platform

A TEENAGE thug armed with a huge hunting knife is wrestled to the platform of a London tube station after he attacked cops who tried to search him.

Dramatic bodycam footage shows the moment Hamza Haddadi, 19, flew into a rage during a stop and search operation in East London.

Haddadi, from Leyton, was sentenced to 14 months’ at a young offenders’ institution by a judge at Snaresbrook Crown Court on June 5.

The youth had been stopped by the police on May 17 on the platform at Leytonstone tube station in East London.

Initially Haddadi was compliant with their instructions but became agitated when PC Sam Mason and Sgt David Johns started searching him.

Sgt Johns opened the zip of Haddadi’s hooded top and saw the handle of a large hunting knife.

The teenager then tried to flee when the doors of a train opened.

Officers tried to keep Haddadi restrained but he hit Sgt Johns in the face.

Haddadi was eventually wrestled to the ground and handcuffed.

A number of officers suffered minor injuries during the fight. He also assaulted a paramedic.

Haddadi was searched while he was in custody and smaller switchblade knife was found down his trousers.

He pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker, two of possessing an offensive weapon, and criminal damage.

Superintendent Ian Brown said after the case: “This is a stark reminder of the kind of behaviour Met officers have to deal with on a daily basis.

“Police officers should be able to go about their jobs without fear of assault, but sadly this is not the reality.

“The body worn video was important evidence. It showed how quickly the situation escalated and how the officers detained an aggressive suspect without endangering the public, whilst remaining calm and composed throughout.

“The court rightly acknowledged the bravery and the professionalism of the officers, with the Judge stating the seriousness with which assaults on officers are viewed.

“This is a fine example of how we are taking knives and offenders off the streets, and protecting the public.

“It also shows how our proactive operations directly result in convictions, and often jail sentences.”

‘STOP AND SEARCH BLITZ’

Last month the Met Police released figures indicating the controversial policy of stop and search had led to a drop in violent crime in the last year.

Homicides fell by a quarter to 122 victims.

There was a 15 per cent reduction in stabbings of under 25s with 311 fewer  people  that age  injured by knives in the year to April 1. The falls in London buck a national trend.

Stop and searches increased by 30 per cent to 172,000 over the same period.

At the end of last month the Home Secretary Sajid Javid said he would launch a Stop and Search “blitz” to end the continuing bloodbath if the UK’s streets.

Theresa May radically tightened up the rules around Stop and Search in 2014 when she ran the Home Office.

More than 27 people have died from stab wounds on the streets of London this year.

2018 was London’s bloodiest in almost a decade, as the number of homicides reached 135.