LONDON - A man who ploughed his car into a knife attacker in an attempt to stop him stabbing a woman has been freed without charge, UK police said on Tuesday .
More than 75,000 people had signed a petition urging police not to charge the driver, who was arrested for allegedly knocking down a knife attacker, calling him a"hero" and saying he"shouldn't be charged with murder". The 26-year-old was detained on January 24 in Maida Vale, north-west London, after a man stabbed his ex-wife on a busy street.
Shocked bystanders had tried unsuccessfully to stop Leon McCaskre from attacking Yasmin Chkaifi until he was struck by a car. Both were later pronounced dead at the scene.Detectives have"released the driver of a car who was involved in the incident with no further action," London's Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
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