A cyclist had to grab a knife blade with both hands to avoid being stabbed by an attacker who pounced on him on a Scots bridge.
Francisco Moreno put up a desperate struggle after being set upon by 27-year-old Robert Dunn in an unprovoked ambush in Edinburgh.Brave Francisco managed to disarm Dunn who then told a passing runner who came to assist: “I’m mental”.Dunn later sent an email to police telling them he was suffering from “hallucinations” and believed he may have stabbed someone.The email went on to say “it might get to the point where I go on a mass spree”.Fiscal depute Jennifer McLaren said Francisco, 40, was on his bike and heading on a cycle path in the direction of Wester Hailes at 9.55am.
Ms McLaren said the victim approached a bridge over the Union Canal, near Murrayburn Road, when he spotted Dunn sitting against a wall.
She said Francisco reached the centre of the bridge when Dunn “jumped up and lunged towards him” and he saw the attacker had a knife.
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