Police salute the tram heroes of terror attack
TWO hero Metrolink workers who helped detain a terrorist sympathiser in the Manchester Victoria New Year’s Eve attack have been presented with bravery awards.
Adam Ward and Miah Uddin rushed towards the scene after hearing Anna Charlton’s chilling scream, who alongside her partner James Knox, had been stabbed as they were walking to the tram.
The Metrolink Travel Safe staff and British Transport Police officers immediately confronted the knife-wielding attacker Mahdi Mohamud. They pinned the suspect down and a struggle ensued, during which 31-year-old police sergeant Lee Valentine was stabbed in the shoulder. Adam and Miah were presented with Public Police Bravery Awards.
The honour come after the Metrolink workers, as well as BTP officers Sergeant Lee Valentine, PC Marsha Selby, PC Ashleigh Williams and PC Tom Wright, received Chief Constable’s commendations for their bravery in 2019.
Miah said: “On the night of the incident I didn’t think about what I was doing, I just instantly knew I needed to help.
“The officers were quickly on the scene and were great in keeping the gentleman under control until further support arrived.”
Adam said he ‘just heard a scream’ at the station and ‘knew he had to try and help.’
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins, who presented Adam and Miah with their awards, said: “Without their valuable assistance there could have been further or more life-threatening injuries.”