Glasgow stabbing: Hero delivery driver tells of trying to ‘stem the blood’ of ‘carnage’ victim
A HERO delivery driver has revealed his frantic battle to save the life of a bloodied knife rampage victim in Glasgow.
The worker tried stemming the blood of a terrified handyman as he lay injured on the floor of the Park Inn Hotel.
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Guests were alerted to the stabbing spree when screams rang out at the city centre hotel after the knifing around 1pm this afternoon.
The guests ran out of their rooms to see victims covered in blood as armed cops burst into the hotel and shot dead the suspect.
Six people, including a police officer and a 17-year-old boy, are seriously injured in hospital after the attack which cops say they are not treating as terror-related.
Recalling Friday's knife horror, the delivery driver said: "I went into the hotel and a guy had stabbed the receptionist and maintenance guy.
"He then ran back up to his room. I was trying to stem the blood of the maintenance guy when the armed police rushed in and went up to his room and shot the guy.
"It was absolute carnage, I was on the floor trying to hold the guy, the maintenance guy – a big puncture wound.
"It was absolutely horrific."
He was from Sudan and had threatened other refugees rehoused in the hotel after complaining he was "very hungry",
The attacker was a Sudanese asylum seeker and he’d been telling his friends that he was very hungry in the hotel.
Ako Zada, an activist from Kurdish Community Scotland
Ako Zada, an activist from Kurdish Community Scotland, told the Telegraph: “The attacker was a Sudanese asylum seeker and he’d been telling his friends that he was very hungry in the hotel.
"I saw people running out of the hotel with the police shouting 'put your hands up, put your hands up, come out'.
"There were police cars, ambulances all over the street and they cordoned it off. Police were shouting to people in other buildings near the Park Inn hotel to stay inside and not come into the street.
";Thank you to our brave emergency services who are responding."
And he thanked the Chief Constable of Police Scotland, Iain Livingstone, for the exceptional bravery of his officers at the scene.
Ms Sturgeon told the BBC today's incident was "truly dreadful".
She added: ";The injury of a police officer, of course, reminds us of the bravery of our police service.
"They run towards dangers as the rest of us would run away."
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Johnson said: "A man was shot by armed police and has died.
"Six other men are in hospital for treatment, including a 42-year-old police officer, who is in a critical but stable condition. The officer's family is aware.
";The other men in hospital are aged 17, 18, 20, 38 and 53. Liaison officers have been appointed.
"Our thoughts are with the families of those who were injured, including our officer."
The shooting has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner to investigate.
The injury of a police officer, of course, reminds us of the bravery of our police service
Nicola Sturgeon
Rooms at the 3-star Park Inn hotel, situated just five minutes' walk from Glasgow Central train station, cost from £59 a night.
During lockdown, the hotel has been used to help shelter asylum seekers and trafficking victims by accommodation provider Mears Group.
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Fears were raised in April over social-distancing measures among the men, women and families moved into shelter amid the coronavirus crisis.