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A Greater Manchester Police officer who was stabbed while protecting a colleague during a violent armed attack has been awarded the King’s Commendation for Bravery.

Sergeant Tim Ansell, of the Trafford district response team, has been recognised for his courageous actions on July 26, 2023 in Whalley Range , after responding to what began as a routine road traffic accident.

Dramatic bodycam footage from the scene captures the moment the officer, clearly in shock and gasping for breath, staggers to his feet and calls for help. He tells a colleague: "Put something on my neck here, I've been f***ing stabbed here." Police officers receive King’s Commendation for Bravery following armed attack in Whalley Range

The situation escalated when a hooded man, later identified as

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