A deputy chief constable praised an off-duty police officer for confronting two men during a knifepoint robbery.
Hannan and Humar Mahmood, aged 20 and 18, used a machete to attack a Met Police PC who intervened after they stole an e-bike on November 2.
The cop, who was accompanied by his wife, employed plastic barriers to prevent the boys from fleeing outside the Luton Point shopping complex.
The Mahmoods, who live on Belmont Road in town, were eventually apprehended and charged with attempted murder, reckless driving, robbery, and possession of offensive weapons.
Dan Vajzovic, Deputy Chief Constable of Bedfordshire Police, stated that the force owed the officer “a debt of gratitude”.
“Without his heroic and selfless intervention, other innocent people may have come to serious harm and the dangerous Mahmood brothers may have been able to continue their criminal spree,” according to him.
The unnamed police officer obstructed the masked duo’s attempt to flee on the stolen bike.
He sustained chest and arm injuries, but he recovered and returned to work.
Detectives conducted thorough inquiries before tracking down and arresting Hannan and Humar.
They guilty to grievous bodily harm and dangerous driving charges at Luton Crown Court on Monday.
According to Det Insp Caeva Taylor of the Major Crime Unit, the accused “were willing to risk killing” the PC in order to escape.
“The Mahmood brothers shown complete disrespect for the lives of those around them by robbing an innocent victim, displaying a lethal weapon, and driving an electric bike recklessly in a pedestrian area on a busy Saturday afternoon.
“The brazen violence they showed has no place on the streets of Bedfordshire.”
Hannan and Humar will be sentenced on June 23.
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