This was the moment a crazed knifeman who caused 'terror' and 'mayhem' after bursting into a doctors surgery was Tasered by police.
Terrified receptionists locked themselves in consultation rooms while a doctor held a door shut and tried to reason with Michael Brannigan, who had robbed a pharmacy and attacked a stranger minutes earlier.
Police had to fire a Taser at Brannigan for 19 seconds to subdue him.
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Brannigan had said he would take the doctor hostage.
Two officers who were first on the scene in Stockport later received bravery awards, while a judge also paid tribute to the courage of the doctor.
Brannigan, 50, who suffers from mental health problems and was described as being in a 'dream like state', later said he had planned to kill himself in front of his GP.
He had earlier gone into a pharmacy and demanded medication.
His barrister claimed he'd been 'severely let down' by mental health services.
Now he has been jailed for three years and five months, following his 20 minute spree of offending.
"You caused terror and harm to members of the public in different public places, two of which were places where vulnerable individuals would go to receive medication and support," Judge John Potter said at Minshull Street Crown Court, describing Brannigan's crime spree as 'planned and utterly deplorable'.
"The fact that all of this took place at a time when our communities are struggling through a health pandemic, places into context this serious offending.
"This was planned knife crime towards members of the public, health workers and police officers, some of whom acted with great bravery to prevent what was a serious incident having grave consequences."
The court heard Brannigan had been to his doctors at Woodley Health Centre on the morning of Friday, March 12, demanding copies of his medical records and being 'aggressive' to staff, saying he would return later.
"Bluntly, you then preceded to cause mayhem and harm during three separate incidents," Judge Potter said.
Later, at about 12.20pm, Brannigan was seen on nearby Oldham Drive by an elderly man who was driving, on his way to do some shopping.
Brannigan pulled his car in front of the man's vehicle, and started shouting at him.
After winding his window down to speak to Brannigan, the defendant hit him two or three times to the face with his walking stick.
He was not seriously hurt during the unprovoked attack.
But he was left shocked and shaken after seeing Brannigan pick up a knife, and start banging on his window with it, as well as hitting the car with his walking stick.
A woman who was with the elderly man to help him shop was 'screaming and shaking'.
A few minutes later, Brannigan went into a pharmacy in Woodley Precinct and spoke with a female dispenser, telling her: "Can I have a word? You’re not going to like what I am going to say."
Brannigan said he wanted zopiclone, amitriptyline and diazepam, and warned her he had a knife.
He complained about how long it was taking, before the pharmacist handed over the medication and he left.
After a few minutes, Brannigan had gone back to Woodley Health Centre and demanded to see the 'main man'.
'Menacing' Brannigan was wielding a knife in one hand, and holding his walking stick in the other.
Receptionists fled to an office, holding a door shut as Brannigan tried to get in.
Acting with 'considerable bravery', the doctor took over holding the door to allow the receptionists to lock themselves in consultation rooms.
He tried to calm him down, but Brannigan used an office chair to smash a window.
He told the doctor that 'the others could leave', because it was the doctor 'who was the hostage', prosecutor Verity Quaite said.
He told the doctor: "If I see you again, I'm coming for you".
Brannigan was seen holding a meat cleaver, and tried to hit the surgery's practice manager with it.
Police arrived at about 12.45pm, and PC Simon Toft drew his Taser.
Brannigan was holding part of a chair, and was ordered to drop it.
He told the officer to 'f*** off', and as Brannigan lunged towards him the officer fired his Taser.
Two cartridges had to be fired, and Brannigan was Tasered for 19 seconds. He had pulled the Taser darts from his body when the officer first fired it.
Police discovered Brannigan had two knives in his back pocket, and he had a meat cleaver and another knife in a bag.
PC Toft and his colleague PC Alicia Snowden were later given the John Egerton Trophy by GMP, with Chief Constable Stephen Watson paying tribute to their actions.
Defending, Kay Driver said: "Mr Brannigan cannot remember some of this incident, such was his mental health at the time, but he accepts everything that the witnesses have to say.
"His intention he says on the day of this incident was to commit suicide in front of his GP.
"He did not intend to cause any physical harm to anyone.
"He is utterly remorseful to those he has affected.
"He accepts his behaviour really scared those people who came into contact with him."
She said Brannigan hadn't slept for three days, and had been trying to get help from mental health services the night before the incident, but the person he spoke to was too inexperienced to help.
Brannigan, described by his family as 'very gentle' and 'helpful', was 'severely let down' by mental health services, Ms Driver claimed.
"He behaved in a way he would never behave," she said.
The judge said his mental health problems reduced his culpability but didn't provide an excuse.
"You understand that many others have considerable mental health difficulties, but do not go on to behave as you did that day," Judge Potter told him.
Brannigan, of Parry Mead, Stockport, pleaded guilty to robbery, two counts of affray, common assault, two counts of having an offensive weapon, and four counts of having an article with a blade or point.
After the hearing, Detective Constable Stephen Rothery of GMP's Stockport CID district, said: "Firstly I want to commend the actions of the officers who first attended the scene as their swift actions were instrumental in ensuring Brannigan was unable to terrorise or worse injure any people in his path.
"Brannigan wreaked havoc in a very short space of time and threatened multiple people with knives, not sparing a thought for the fear or distress that this could cause them.
"When he was arrested he was found to be carrying multiple knives so who knows what further damage or injury he could have caused to others if he hadn't been apprehended.
"Thankfully we've been able to secure a custodial sentence for him of 41 months today and I'm glad we've been able to remove another dangerous individual from our streets."
