HERO'S ANGUISH
London Bridge attack hero Gerard Vowls’s guilt at seeing woman stabbed, admitting ‘I wish I could have done more’
A BRAVE punter told how despite his heroic efforts to drive away the terrorists who targeted London Bridge on Saturday night he feels guilty he couldn't do more.
Gerard Vowls threw pint glasses, beer bottles and bar stools at crazed terror knifemen as they went on a stabbing spree in bars and restaurants.
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He saw a woman being stabbed and : "She was going 'help me, help me' and screaming.
"It was horrible. I felt helpless. I'm sad for that poor girl, what they did to her, and I wish I could have done more to help her."
He described the terror attack as the "most evil" thing he had ever seen.
Gerard left The Ship pub in Borough and was walking home when he saw a victim covered in blood pleading for help.
He then saw the men stabbing a woman who was lying on the floor.
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Adding: "I'm hoping that she's alive because I want to go and see her in hospital so I can just say I tried my best to help you, I'm just glad you're alive."
It came after terrorists wearing stab-proof vests drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge before attacking revellers with hunting knives.
Gerard said he picked up anything he could get his hands on, including chairs and glasses, to throw at the men.
He followed them as they rampaged throughout the iconic area of London trying to warn people they had knives.
He said he shouted 'oi cowards' at them as they carried out the devastating attack.
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Gerard said: "Next thing I saw these three guys run up with knives - they started stabbing this girl.
"I was defenceless, I couldn't do nothing mate.
"They started running up the road I was screaming 'Run, everyone run, they're terrorists, they're stabbing everyone!' So I followed them.
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"They ran up to the Tavern, they stabbed the bouncer. They started running in all the pubs, all the bars.
"They were stabbing everyone. I was throwing bottles at them, pint glasses, stools."
He added: "I tried to help as many people as I could but at the end of the day I was defenceless, mate.
"If I'd have fell over they probably would have killed me."
He said he witnessed attackers stabbing a girl between ten and fifteen times.
- WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR:
A van ploughed through pedestrians on London Bridge just after 10pm on Saturday
Three men wearing fake bomb vests jumped out on the south end of the bridge at Borough Market and began knifing bystanders and pub-goers
Armed police arrived on the scene and within eight minutes the three terrorists were shot dead
At least six victims were killed and at least 30 people were injured. The injured were being treated across five London hospitals. One of the injured was a British Transport Police officer who was stabbed in the face
Theresa May will chair a Cobra emergency response meeting later after the attack was confirmed to be a terror incident
Four controlled explosions were heard near The Sun’s offices in London Bridge between 1:20am and 1:50am
Police appealed for witnesses
The Met Police opened a casualty bureau for those concerned about family and friends who might have been caught up in the attacks. There are two numbers to call: 0800 096 1233 and 020 7158 0197
He even tried to prise a saddle off a near-by bike to throw at them during the attack, which left seven dead and at least 48 injured.
After his heroics, Gerard said he cried for an hour.
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He has vowed to help police piece together details of the attack.
Amid the chaos, Londoners united with kind offers of homes and beds for victims and anyone stranded in the chaos.
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