A HERO who live-streamed the moment he tackled a teenager with a knife in KFC said he wanted to teach him a lesson.

Zaviea Leaff, 21, and a colleague wrestled the blade from the teen, 18, after he accused him of "looking at him funny".

5 Zaviea Leaff, 21, said that he wanted to make sure the teenager knew dealt with the consequences of carrying a knife Credit: Deadline News

5 He and another customer, Adam, tackled the boy and removed the large knife Credit: Deadline News

The suspect desperately tried to get away from Zaviea but the men were set on holding the youngster accountable for his actions.

The incident happened in KFC in Urmston, Manchester last Thursday and has been watched nearly a million times.

Adam, another customer who helped Zaviea, was on his lunch break from his job at Wicks at the time.

He explained to the 18-year-old that a citizen’s arrest was being performed and told the lad to lay still whilst they waited for the police to arrive.

Reflecting on what happened, Zaviea said: "I was sat inside KFC in Urmston having some lunch with my friend when two lads walked in.

"I carried on eating my food but could sense someone was staring at me so I glanced up to see one of the young lads looking at me - I took no notice and carried on eating my food.

"Again I felt someone was staring at me so I looked up to see the lad still staring at me.

As he was saying that he was fumbling with his man-bag. The next thing I know he’s trying to pull a combat knife out and we’re rolling round the floor trying to get the knife off him. Zaviea

"The lad then said ‘what the f**k are you looking at’ so I said pardon? He then repeated ‘what the f**k are you looking at?’

"So I stood up for him then to say to me, 'sit the f**k back down before I put one in you.'

"By this point I’m massively confused so again I said 'what did you just say?'

"To which he then repeated 'sit back down before I put one in you and then my brother will come and put one in you too'.

"As he was saying that he was fumbling with his man-bag. The next thing I know he’s trying to pull a combat knife out and we’re rolling round the floor trying to get the knife off him."

The clip begins with Zaviea restraining the young man with his arm, and showing his face to the camera.

He explains to the camera: "This guy has just pulled out a f****** big knife, trying to stab me in KFC, and then he’s trying to run away."

The lad pleads with him, saying: “Bro please, you’re going to get me nicked.”.

The young man pleads that he doesn’t want to go to jail, and calls Zaviea and Adam “grasses”.

He says: “Listen mate, I’m sorry, promise you on my life I’ll never do anything like this again mate.”

He then shouts “leave me” and tries to get out of the grip of the two men.

Zaviea tells him: “I might be a little grass but you know what, one day you would have stuck that knife in somebody and you would have been in jail for the rest of your life or somebody would have took it off you and stabbed you.”

The live stream continued as the lad pleads “I don’t want to stab no one”, but cuts out before any police can be seen on the scene.

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Zaviea posted on Facebook: “18 year old lad tries pulling out a knife on me because he thought I was staring at him. I’m sat there minding my own business eating my lunch. KFC Manchester urmston #sayNOtoknifecrime there a message to be learned.”

He was heavily praised by other social media users for his actions in response to the lad.

A KFC spokesperson said: “We can confirm there was an incident at our Trafford Retail restaurant on 18th July. We’re shocked by what happened and will be continuing to co-operate with the police to help with their enquiries.”

5 After realising that the men were serious, the boy started pleading with them to let him go but they refused Credit: Deadline News

They took the blade off him as he squirmed on the ground Credit: Deadline News

5 The incident happened at a KFC in Urmston, Manchester last Thursday Credit: google

5 The video has been watched nearly one million times Credit: Deadline News

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