DETECTIVES are following up new leads after a chilling Crimewatch reconstruction of a doorstop knife attack on a Bingley man.

Philip Hey was the victim of a random and savage attack at his home in Wagon Lane on December 15, 2012, during which a well-spoken stranger plunged a long blade though his neck, missing his jugular vein by millimetres.

Viewers watching Wednesday's Crimewatch programme thought they might have recognised an e-fit of the attacker and a shopkeeper in Bradford said the youth might have been in his store trying to steal televisions.

Mr Hey survived due to his own life-saving skills and stemmed the bleeding himself until paramedics arrived.

Footage from a police officer's bodycam was also shown of paramedics attending to Mr Hey on his living room floor.

The stabbing took place at about 10.35pm after Mr Hey opened his door to the smartly-dressed man who claimed his brother had been messing about with a laser torch and he had come to apologise for any disturbance.

Speaking on Crimewatch DCI Elizabeth Belton said the attacker, who had appeared anxious and nervous, might have tried something similar before.

Today, Detective Sgt Gaynor Hancock confirmed police were "actively pursuing" a number of new leads from the programme.

Mr Hey had described his attacker as wearing clean clothes, a smart diamond patterned jumper with a shirt collar - "the sort of clothes more like a middle-aged man might wear to a do at the golf club, not what lads wear. "

He did not fear him because he was polite, well-spoken and came across as well-educated from a good background.

The attacker asked if he might borrow a torch to look for something which his little brother might have dropped in the garden, which Mr Hey lent him. When the 53-year-old opened the door again a few minutes later, the youth attacked him with a knife, striking a single blow and then running away with the weapon.

The attacker was described as white, aged about 20, six foot tall, of thin to medium build, with dark wavy hair, thick bushy eyebrows and clean shaven.

A Crimestoppers reward of £2,000 is available for any information which may lead to the conviction of a suspect in the case.

A machete attack which severed shopkeeper Tasawar Iqbal's thumb at his Wibsey Park Avenue convenience store in May was also featured on last night's Crimewatch programme and police said "names of interest" had been reported as a result.

Anyone with information should call 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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