Man jailed after cocaine-fuelled knife attack on policeman
- 6 years ago
A COCAINE-FUELLED knifeman who repeatedly tried to stab a policeman has been jailed for four years.
Tony Buttigieg, 36, was high on cocaine in the knife attack after worried neighbors called the police to his house in Caerleon.
A court heard he was raging after losing his £42,800-a-year job as a manager for an estate agent due to a drink-driving arrest.
Buttigieg was tasered by officers - but lunged at PC Rhydian Jones with two knives in a "repeated and determined attack."
Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment Buttigieg thrusted the knives at the stab vest of PC Jones before he was tackled to the ground.
A court heard neighbors called police after Buttigieg banged on their doors claiming that "someone was after him."
Tony Buttigieg, 36, was high on cocaine in the knife attack after worried neighbors called the police to his house in Caerleon.
A court heard he was raging after losing his £42,800-a-year job as a manager for an estate agent due to a drink-driving arrest.
Buttigieg was tasered by officers - but lunged at PC Rhydian Jones with two knives in a "repeated and determined attack."
Shocking bodycam footage shows the moment Buttigieg thrusted the knives at the stab vest of PC Jones before he was tackled to the ground.
A court heard neighbors called police after Buttigieg banged on their doors claiming that "someone was after him."