Terrifying Scene: Knifeman Wields Blades and Fake Gun at Probation Office After Stabbing Employee

THIS is the moment a man runs around a probation office with a fake gun and a knife after stabbing a housing support worker in a horrific attack.

Ryan Gee, 35, arrived at the probation office in Preston, , armed with two knives and an imitation firearm in July last year.

Gee arrived at the probation office for a meeting with two members of staffCredit: Lancs Police Gee launched his assault during the meeting before chasing his victim around the officeCredit: Lancs Police

Footage shows the moment he arrived for a meeting with Natasha Thorpe, 32, who he would go on to in her chest and stomach.

Dressed in a grey hooded top and carrying an umbrella and a backpack, Gee calmly walks into the office and sits down to wait for his meeting.

Around ten minutes later, during a meeting with two probation workers, Gee begins his attack.

He pulls two large kitchen knives from his bag and launches his attack on the workers sitting across the table from him.

Terrified, the staff members make a bid to escape as Gee lifts an imitation firearm from his bag.

Now armed with the two large blades and the fake gun, Gee stabs Natasha and proceeds to storm around the office with the weapons.

He follows Natasha to the reception desk of the office before .

His victim is then hurriedly led to another part of the building by colleagues as others desperately try to reason with Gee.

Terrifying footage shows the still armed Gee beginning to advance on staff members with the weapons in his hands before his rampage is brought to a close.

Cops armed with assault rifles arrive at the chaotic scene within minutes of a 999 call being made and storm the building.

Gee was pacing around the reception office when arrived.

The officers take him into custody, ordering the 35-year-old to drop his weapons at gunpoint.

Gee reportedly demanded “shoot me, just shoot me” before he was incapacitated with a Taser discharge.

One of the cops works to provide first aid to the injured woman while another cuffs Gee.

Members of staff tried to reason with Gee as he charged around the office with his weaponsCredit: Lancs Police

Gee has since pleaded guilty to pre-meditated assault and has been jailed for a minimum of 16 years at Crown .

The also admitted possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, false imprisonment, threatening another with an offensive weapon and two counts of possession of a bladed article.

It was later discovered that the firearm he had been wielding was a BB gun.

A court heard he had been “angry from the outset” as he spoke with the probation workers in a private interview room.

Gee had extensive involvement with the Probation Service following a conviction in April 2023 for causing a child under 13 to watch a sexual act.

seized a letter Gee left in the reception office – addressed to one of the workers – saying the member of staff was partly responsible for his actions.

His victim, Natasha Thorpe, was taken to Royal Preston Hospital where she was treated for four .

Gee’s assault on the housing support worker left her with life-threatening injuries.

She was discharged from hospital some six weeks later following extensive surgeries.

A victim impact statement read in court from the probation office staff member said: “I play the events of that day continuously over and over in my head, on a constant loop that I cannot escape from.

“It consumes me. I find myself catastrophising every situation, constantly scanning rooms for exits in case I need to escape.

“What was once ordinary now feels unsafe.”

Gee has since been sentenced to a minimum term of 16 years in prisonCredit: PA