A man has stabbed himself in the throat after being confronted with pedophile hunters in Liverpool, it has emerged.
The harrowing incident was filmed on Facebook Live but has since been removed.
Emergency services quickly arrived at a parking lot where the incident occurred and the injured man was taken to a hospital where he was in stable condition.
The site, which is close to Kirkby Police Station, had a heavy police presence with a cordon throughout the evening.
Merseyside Police confirmed they were called to the scene around 5pm. A 55-year-old man from Kirkby was later arrested on suspicion of grooming a child under the age of 14 and possession of a bladed item.
A still from the video of the incident just before the man stabbed himself. The video has since been removed from Facebook
A Merseyside Police spokesman said: “Around 5pm officers attended an incident near Kirkby Police Station where a man was arrested.
“The man was taken to hospital after the incident with serious neck injuries, where he remains in stable condition.
“A 55-year-old man from Kirkby was later arrested on suspicion of grooming a child under the age of 14 and possession of a bladed item.
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