A POLICE officer chased and tackled a man who had reportedly just struck someone with a machete.
While conducting a drug search at Worthing railway station on Sunday, April 10, a British Transport Police sergeant spotted a man hitting somebody with the weapon.
He chased down the suspect and tackled him to the floor.
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A picture of the machete used in the attack was shared by Superintendent Mark Lawrie on social media.
Superintendent Lawrie, who is in charge of operations and crime in the South East, commended the unnamed police sergeant for his “exceptional bravery”.
“Stopping a man for carrying drugs in Sussex, British Transport Police violent crime task force caught the glint of a machete being raised and striking someone 80 away,” he said.
“The sergeant sprinted after him, caught and tackled him to the ground - not realising it had been discarded. It was recovered soon after. Exceptional bravery.”
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