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Former Bury Footballer Paul O'Shaughnessy Helps Subdue Knife Attacker in Sydney

FormerBurymidfielder Paul O'Shaughnessy was one of three men who helped chase and subdue a man accused of a knife attack in Sydney, Australia.

Local police said O'Shaughnessy, 37, his younger brother, Luke, and friend Lee Cuthbert helped disarm the man, who allegedly killed a 21-year-old woman, per Goal's Chris Burton. A 41-year-old man was also hospitalised with stab wounds.

Per News.com.au, the trio and another man confronted the alleged attacker and used a milk crate and a chair to pin him down until police arrived.

The former Shakers midfielder spoke to the media soon after the attack:

Sky News

Paul O'Shaughnessy talks to the media after he and his brother successfully restrained a knifeman on the streets of Sydney.