A woman was stabbed in central Visby on Wednesday and is now being cared for in hospital.
A man in his 30s could be arrested immediately, suspected of the act - the same man that Lasse Reuterberg stopped.
He was on his way to seminary when he heard a cry for help.
- "Stop him!".
I turn around and see a guy coming running, really straight towards me, he says.
Lasse acted quickly and tackled the man so that he went into a wall.
- It was only when I realized that he had a knife, he dropped it when I tackled him.
"Be prepared"
SVT:
Weren't you scared?
- No, the reptile brain probably hit there.
Had I known it was a knife I might have thought again, but I did not know.
SVT:
How did he react?
- He went into the wall and lay down.
I stood next to him, saw the knife, and thought I should not go too close.
But I was prepared if he would get up and get him down again in that case.
Hear Lasse Reuterberg talk about the intervention in the clip above.