Conservative MP intervenes to stop violent attack and offers assistance to the victim.
David Davis, the 74-year-old Conservative MP, stepped in to prevent two men from assaulting a homeless man near the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday evening. The former Brexit secretary was passing through Great Peter Street in Westminster when he witnessed the attackers kicking the man’s head, causing a “spray of blood” around 11pm.
Davis immediately intervened, positioning himself between the victim and the aggressors. After a brief altercation, one of the attackers swung at him, but the politician managed to push them away without escalating the violence. The man who was targeted, identified as Gareth, was allowed by Davis to rest on his sofa overnight and was taken to the hospital the following morning due to continued bleeding.
The MP for Haltemprice and Howden, a former SAS reservist, explained to PA, “I had to act quickly, positioning myself between them and being aggressive enough to stop the attack. One of the attackers tried to hit me, but I didn’t retaliate physically. If I had, things could’ve gotten much worse.”
Davis continued, “I was trying to create space and force them to back off. After a brief confrontation, the more aggressive attacker seemed to realise he didn’t want a fight with me, and that gave me the chance to help the victim to safety.”
The incident, which Davis described as shocking, ended with the victim receiving much-needed help, with the MP offering assistance beyond just stopping the attack.
