Fleeing criminal faceplants on a Cardiff street as crack-shot cop Tasers him as he's after him at full speed

  • Suspect is thought to have escaped an open police van in Leckwith, Cardiff
  • He runs full pelt away  from two police officers who chase closely behind
  • One police officer pulls the taser from his pocket and fires
  • The officer dramatically shouts: 'taser! Stay where you are!'

Dramatic video shows the moment a police officer uses a taser to shoot a suspect as he tries to run away.

The suspect is seen fleeing from a pair of officers, one of whom pulls off the remarkable shot despite the fact he is also running at full tilt.

There is a bang as the taser is fired, followed by a crackle of electricity, and the suspect instantly loses control of his limbs.

The man pitches forward and faceplants off the road in the Leckwith area of Cardiff, where the clip was filmed yesterday morning.

Sheila Woods posted her footage to social media with the caption: 'Never a dull day. Taser.'

The video shows a man running away from two police officers down a deserted street after apparently escaping from a police van which can be seen in the background with its doors open.

A hop, a skip and a faceplant: The suspect loses control of his limbs and falls to the ground after a police officer tasers him
His dramatic fall is captured on video by a passerby who posted it on social media
Police shouted 'taser' after he fell to the ground during the foiled bid for freedom

A hop, a skip and a face-plant: The suspect loses control of his limbs and falls to the ground after a police officer tasers him

Sheila filming the clip can be heard saying 'what a d***head' as she follows the arrested man who is getting clear of the officers.

Suddenly one of the officers fires their taser from some 7m (23ft) and the man yelps out in pain and goes crashing to the ground.

The officer then shouts 'taser! Stay where you are!' as the crackling sound of the taser sends volts of electricity into the groaning man.

The  van door is left open and the suspect makes his bid for freedom closely followed by two police  officers

The van door is left open and the suspect makes his bid for freedom closely followed by two police  officers

As he runs away one of the police officers reaches into his pocket for his taser while running full pelt at the suspect

As he runs away one of the police officers reaches into his pocket for his taser while running full pelt at the suspect

The clip has stunned many people who have watched it.

Glamma Lexus said: 'Down like Gemma Collins!'

Suzanne Perks added: 'The sound of him hitting the floor though.'

Kelsey Lowery wrote: 'He shouted taser after he shot him.'

Amir Akram said: 'The guy was running like I do in some of my nightmares! You want to run but can't... only way to explain how slow he's running.'

The suspect loses control of his limbs and dramatically falls to the ground after trying to escape police

The suspect loses control of his limbs and dramatically falls to the ground after trying to escape police

Sheila today said that the shot man had got away after a struggle.

She said: 'I don't know his name but his mum lives there. The man was placed in the back of an open police van, after a while he got out and there was a struggle, he ran got tasered without warning. It could have all been prevented if they had shut the van door, it seemed a bit extreme if you ask me.'

Those reacting on social media found the video hilarious as one comment compares the video to a nightmare he has experienced where he cannot run as fast as he wants to

Those reacting on social media found the video hilarious as one comment compares the video to a nightmare he has experienced where he cannot run as fast as he wants to

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