Sunday Mail (UK)

Hepatitis blade raider nabbed by strongman

POWERLIFTE­R FENDS OFF DRUG ADDICT BURGLAR

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Damien Harrier described how drug addictAlaa­ddictAlan Brown – who has 666 tattooed on his necneck – lunged at him with the blade after he ccaught him raiding his garage. Serial ooffender Brown, 38, warned he had HepHepatit­is C and had covered the weapon wwith his blood before launching the assauassau­lt.

But DamienDam revealed how the terrifying incideninc­ident triggered a fight- or- f light resporespo­nse, which ended with the thief needneedin­g possible plastic surgery. TThe 26- year- old said: “I was mamaking sure the house was shut dowdown before going to bed when I heheard a bang in my garage. I went to check it out and found this guy ststanding inside with a knife.

“He was really aggressive and told mme he had Hepatitis C and it was hihis blood on the blade. I asked him to calm down but he charged at me. “Fight or flight kicked in and I ggrabbed him. I just wanted to mmake sure the knife stayed away frfrom me. He ran away but my neneighbou­r is elderly and he was trytrying to jump over his fence.” DDamien, who has broken powerlifti­lifting records, added: “I punched him a couple of times. I was trying to keep the knife away and keep him away from my neighbour’s house. “I mmanaged to disarm him and call the policpolic­e. He eventually calmed down

 ??  ?? BRAVE Damien disarmed knife thug Brown. Right, taking part in bodybuildi­ng competitio­n
HAUL
Items stolen included medals
SCUM
Brown was caged for 18 months
BRAVE Damien disarmed knife thug Brown. Right, taking part in bodybuildi­ng competitio­n HAUL Items stolen included medals SCUM Brown was caged for 18 months

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