Overview

• Brothers Hannan, 20, and Humar Mahmood, 19, were sentenced at Luton Crown Court to seven years’ imprisonment and an extended five years on licence after pleading guilty to grievous bodily harm, robbery, dangerous driving and weapons offences.
• The confrontation unfolded on November 2, 2024, when PC Attwood intervened outside a Luton shopping centre to halt the duo’s escape on a stolen electric bike.
• CCTV footage captures Attwood using plastic barriers to obstruct the brothers as they attacked him with a machete, inflicting slash wounds to his arm and chest.
• Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley and Bedfordshire Police Deputy Chief Constable Dan Vajzovic publicly praised Attwood for his selflessness and commitment to protecting the public.
• Judge Hunter KC formally nominated Attwood for a High Sheriff’s Award in recognition of his bravery and service during the sentencing hearing.