THIS is the shocking moment a maniac wielding what appears to be a sword lunges at a knifeman on a busy high street.
The horrifying scenes were caught on camera in Sparkbrook, Birmingham, shortly before 3pm on Friday.
Footage shows the knifeman facing off with the ‘sword-wielding’ manic in the streets of Birmingham last week
An agitated man wearing a hi-vis jacket, and holding what appears to be a sword, can be seen making his way towards the knifeman
The man in hi-vis then lunges at the knifeman, holding his weapon high in the air
In the clip, crowds can be heard shouting as a man, wearing a hi-vis jacket, wields a large weapon while standing in the middle of the road.
Another man, holding a knife, can be seen running away before he turns to confront the maniac.
As the knifeman backpedals, waving his weapon, others can be seen trying to restrain the man in hi-vis.
Suddenly, the apparent sword-wielder then breaks free of his restrainers and lunges at the knifeman, holding his weapon high in the air.
The knifeman manages to dodge the attack before he stands in front of a store that is closing its shutters.
As crowd members continue to shout, the knifeman appears to sheathe his weapon as people surround him.
The camera then pans back to the man in hi-vis, who also leaves the scene, heading away from the others.
BirminghamLive reported that other clips appeared to show police arriving after the confrontation and putting a suspect in handcuffs.
West Midlands Police said: “We were called to reports of disorder in Stratford Road, Birmingham, just before 3pm on Friday.
“Officers attended and spoke to one of the men involved.
“No injuries were reported.
“Anyone who witnessed the incident can get in touch with us via Live Chat on our website or by calling 101 quoting log 3261 of 5 September.”
This comes just weeks after footage showed a thug, nicknamed “Rambo”, slashing his victim in a brutal attack.
Daniel Harris, 18, stashed the weapon in his trousers before launching the terrifying ambush.
Knife crime stats
In the year to March 2025, there were more than 53,000 police-recorded knife crime incidents, according to the ONS.
This marks an 81 per cent rise in crime involving a knife or sharp instrument over the past 10 years.
There were 204 murders involving a knife or sharp instrument in England and Wales (excluding Greater Manchester) in the 12 months to March 2025, a drop of 23 per cent compared to the year prior.
In the year ending March 2024, 18 machetes were recorded as the type of sharp instrument used in a homicide, while 109 kitchen knives were recorded – making it the most frequent murder weapon, accounting for 44 per cent of all knife homicides.
4 zombie knives were used in homicides over this same period.
In more recent data, 3,508 people were admitted into NHS hospitals in England and Wales for assault by a sharp object in the year ending March 2025, marking a 10 per cent decrease on the year prior.
However, in London, knife crime surged by 58 per cent over the past three years.
The victim had approached Harris after wrongly believing the yob had insulted his sister on social media.
Chilling footage then showed Harris wielding the 18-inch blade before slashing at the unnamed man in the seaside town of Barry in Wales.
The victim staggered away in a bid to escape but Harris loomed over him and continued to stab him.
He was detained for six years in a Young Offender Institution after being was found guilty of unlawful wounding with intent in July.
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