This is the moment two brave police officers face down an attacker as he rushed at them with an eight-inch knife.

Constables Alex Prentice and Debbie Wishart had been called out to a property in Corby, Northamptonshire, when they were confronted by knifeman Lee Vickers, who was brandishing a large kitchen knife.

As the two officers shouted at Vickers to put down the blade, he lunged at them with the terrifying exchange captured on a camera mounted on PC Prentice's uniform.

This is the moment brave police officers Alex Prentice and Debbie Wishart face down attacker Lee Vickers (pictured) as he rushed at them with an eight-inch knife

PCs Prentice and Wishart had been called out to a property in Corby, Northamptonshire, when they were confronted by Vickers, who was brandishing a large kitchen knife

PC Wishart can be seen behind Vickers, as the knifeman walks towards PC Prentice with the blade

PC Wishart (left) and PC Prentice (right) are honoured for their bravery and presented with a special shield by PC Chloe Boatman at the Northamptonshire Police awards

Footage from the camera showed how Vickers repeatedly thrusts the knife towards the officers, catching PC Prentice's protective vest.

The pair had been responding to a call about a domestic incident last March and as they approached the property found Vickers at the front door.

PC Prentice can be heard saying 'all right chap?' before Vickers spins around, the blade clearly visible in his hand.

The pair had been responding to a call about a domestic incident last March and as they approached the property found Vickers at the front door. PC Prentice can be heard saying 'all right chap?' before Vickers spins around, the blade clearly visible in his hand

PC Wishart, who appears to be holding a spray device, shouts at Vickers to 'put down the knife'

PC Wishart and PC Prentice then beg him 'put down the knife', to which Vickers can be heard saying to PC Prentice: 'Come on, come on then. Me and you now.'

Eventually, PC Wishart managed to distract Vickers before PC Prentice, using his police baton, managed to restrain and disarm him.

He was then arrested for possession of an offensive weapon and the attempted assault.

PC Wishart and PC Prentice begged him 'put down the knife', to which Vickers can be heard saying to PC Prentice: 'Come on, come on then. Me and you now'

Footage from the camera showed how Vickers repeatedly thrusts the knife towards the officers, catching PC Prentice's protective vest

PC Prentice said if the knife which hit his stab vest had landed any higher it would have caught him in the neck

'It is not the first time we have had to deal with an incident like this but it is the first time I have been hit on the stab vest,' PC Prentice told BBC Crimewatch.

'If the knife had been two to three inches higher it would have caught me in the neck.

Vickers was later jailed for three-and-half-years, while officers received a Chief Constable's Commendation and The Boatman Shield at the police awards in May.

A statement by the Northamptonshire Police said: 'They both demonstrated courage, cool resilience and outstanding professionalism in the face of extreme danger.'

After receiving the award, former RAF soldier PC Prentice said: 'It's not something we come across every day. Even though you prepare for these situations, they are still difficult to deal with.'

PC Prentice said that although the incident was not the first time he had dealt with someone brandishing a knife, it was the first time he had been hit on the stab vest

Eventually, PC Wishart managed to distract Vickers before PC Prentice, using his police baton, was able to restrain and disarm him