Met chief defends knife attack officers after Polanski criticism1 hour agoTom McArthurandOlivia IrelandPAMetropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has said he is “proud” of the officers who arrested the suspect in the Golders Green attack, after Green Party leader Zack Polanski shared a post condemning their actions.Two officers Tasered and kicked the suspect in the head while trying to prise a knife from his hand after he had stabbed two Jewish men in north London on Wednesday.Polanski reposted a post on X which said: “Essentially his officers were repeatedly and violently kicking a mentally ill man in the head when he was already incapacitated by Taser. He ” ” ” Sir ” ” “I think that he has found an area that seems to give him popularity, at least for the short term, and I think he should be very, very careful in what he’s peddling,” she added.The Welsh Green Party leader Anthony Slaughter also disagreed with Polanski’s decision to repost the comment, telling LBC it seemed “inappropriate”.Green Party deputy leader Rachel Millward told BBC Question Time that the emergency services were brave, well-trained and did a brilliant job.Liberal Democrats London spokesperson Luke Taylor MP also criticised Polanski, describing the reposting as “utterly disgraceful”. “That ludicrous response and his comments on ‘perception of fear’ in the Jewish community tells us a lot about the Green Party’s values,” he said.Essa Suleiman, 45, remains in police custody having been arrested on the suspicion of attempting to murder Shloime Rand, 34, and Moshe Shine, 76, in Golders Green on Wednesday morning.Sir Mark said later the same day that the suspect had a history of serious violence and mental health issues, and was believed to be involved in a separate incident in south-east London on Tuesday.The Met formally declared the attack a terrorist incident.Polanski described the attack at the time as “horrendous” and said he was “thinking of the victims, their families and everyone who will once again be shaken by this attack”.Watch: How the Golders Green attack unfoldedThe Jewish security volunteers first on scene of Golders Green attack Zack PolanskiMetropolitan Police ServiceLondonAntisemitismGreen Party (England and Wales)Golders Green
