Stab attack paramedics were on TV
TWO paramedics stabbed in the chest while attending an emergency had previously appeared in an ambulance reality series, it emerged last night.
Deena Evans and Mike Hipgrave were answering a 999 call in Wolverhampton on Monday when they were attacked by a knifeman.
Mike is now recovering at home while Deena was last night said to be stable in hospital.
And it has now emerged that the heroic pair had previously appeared in a Christmas episode of the reality series Inside The Ambulance – a documentary about the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Yesterday, Mike’s son Tom tweeted: “My dad was one of the paramedics stabbed inWolverhampton.
“Its awful you can’t be safe work. Hope you get better dad.”
Neighbours said they had heard “blood curdling screams” and the ambulance workers shouting, “please help, he’s got a knife” during the terrifying incident.
Deena’s father Richard Owen said the family could not visit her in hospital due to coronavirus restrictions, but they thanked everyone who has wished her well. He said: at
“We know that she’ll want to get back on the frontline again as soon as she’s able to.
“She absolutely loves her job and helping people. It’s all she’d ever dreamed of doing.”
Mr Owen said after the attack: “From what we know it was just a completely random attack.
“It just seems like she was in the wrong place and the wrong time.”
West Midlands Ambulance Service said both staff were “continuing to recuperate” after being rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
The knifeman pounced and stabbed the pair as they entered the property. Around a dozen emergency vehicles attended the scene and the suspect was Tasered by police.
A male, aged 52, is now helping police with their inquiries and “may have been suffering a mental health crisis”, officers said.
Neighbour Anita Millard, 65, who lives next door, said: “The guy was stood in the porch holding these knives. Then the police came in and Tasered him. It was like something off the TV.”