Moment robber who stabbed a man is arrested with help of facial recognition

Moment robber who stabbed a man and left him with life-changing injuries arrested thanks to the Met Police’s use of live facial recognition.

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00:00Okay mate, so you're being arrested because you're showing wanton on a police national computer

00:04for involved in a GBH, groomers of all to be harmed when you've assaulted someone.

00:09You're also wanted for criminal damage.

00:11GBH?

00:12Yeah, criminal damage.

00:15Okay, I'm also further arresting you at this point for handling stolen goods.

00:18That's because you've got a passport on you, that is not you.

00:20That's annoying.

00:21You don't have to say anything, but it may help your defence if you do not mention

00:23when pressure on something you'll later rely on in court.

00:25Anything you do say may be given in evidence.