A dad has recounted the moment a crazed knifeman threatened to slit his dog's throat before slashing him in the face in the woods.
Paul Norton, 42, kung-fu kicked and punched his attacker in a desperate attempt to save his pet. However he himself suffered knife wounds to his face and arm and has had to undergo a coronavirus test after the thug spat at him in the unprovoked attack in Stockport.
Police have now launched an urgent manhunt to try and find the culprit and increased patrols in the area. Dad-of-three Paul, who lives nearby in Reddish, was out walking his 16 month old Manchester Terrier called Jess in Reddish Vale Country Park on Sunday afternoon when he heard her yelping behind some trees off a dirt path.