Brave parent tackles bloke who was spotted 'wielding meat cleaver' outside primary school

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wielding his weapon on July 15 at around 3.10pm outside St George's Primary School in Tyldesley, Wigan.Residents said the man could be heard shouting and making threats on Darlington Street and surrounding roads before strolling up the school wielding the knife.READ MORE: Shocking moment thief used stolen Audi to move police car before escaping arrestA brave parent was later snapped tackling the suspect to the ground and keeping him pinned down while waiting for the authorities.Children were reportedly kept inside their classrooms while officers swarmed the scene, according to Manchester Evening News.

One man, who intervened during the stand-off with the armed suspect, told the MEN : “I saw him walking towards the school with a meat cleaver. “He was making verbal threats, the lads were surrounding him and then that’s when they cornered him and someone wrestled him to the ground.

He’s been at it all day rambling on, but never in my life did I think he would go to the school with a meat cleaver.”Another parent who was the first to call police, said: “It was an accident waiting to happen.

Today he sounded very distressed and he’s been using foul language all day. He just sounded incredibly upset and distressed throughout the day.“You could hear and see him from the back garden brandishing knives.