Man stabbed while tackling Southport killer describes scene of ‘horror’

Jonathan Hayes tells inquiry he thought he was ‘dying at every stage’ after grappling with Axel Rudakubana

A man who tried to apprehend the Southport killer said he thought he was “dying at every stage” after being stabbed in a scene of “horror”.

Jonathan Hayes, speaking at the inquiry into the attack, told of his “terror” as he witnessed Axel Rudakubana wielding a bloodied 20cm kitchen knife.