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One of the suspects in the murder of a british soldier on the streets of london last week has been released from the hospital and is now in police custody. another suspect wounded by police at the scene is still hospitalized. the man who was seen holding a meat cleaver and a knife, his hands covered in blood in the video, michael adebolajo, said soldier lee rigby was targeted because muslims are dying at the hands of british troops. as the grisly scene was playing out, a woman on a bus saw what ...

Wanted is that suddenly he wanted -- so it was really important to keep him talking to me. >> looking back on that, those obviously very eventful minutes, whats your final thought about what happened? >> nothing. its sad that a british soldier died, its sad that this guy who is quite educated really, had excellent english and a good accent, sad that he chose this path of life and thats it. i dont want to think of them at all. yeah. and im telling my story so much every day that its like a therap...

And so i dont want you to touch him. i said but why. and he said because british soldiers in islamic country kill muslim civilians, especially women and children, and he found it really unacceptable and he was genuinely upset about that. >> youve said, ingrid, it was important to keep this suspect talking to you, focused on you, until the police got there so he wouldnt attack anyone else. what else did you talk to him about? >> well, i made him talk about that, then i asked him what he wanted fr...

Confronting this suspected killer. i know you downplay any heroism on your part but explain why you did what you did. you were on a bus. what did you see happening? >> well, from the bus, i could see a crashed car and a body on the road, and a nervous man pacing and i assumed it was a road traffic accident with the driver being nervous. so yeah. >> so at what point, ingrid, did you realize this was more than just a car accident? >> well, when i approached the body and checked his parts and then ...

Soldier, hes a british soldier, and so i dont want you to touch him. i said but why. and he said because british soldiers in islamic country kill muslim civilians, especially women and children, and he found it really unacceptable and he was genuinely upset about that. >> youve said, ingrid, it was important to keep this suspect talking to you, focused on you, until the police got there so he wouldnt attack anyone else. what else did you talk to him about? >> well, i made him talk about that, th...

Pacing and i assumed it was a road traffic accident with the driver being nervous. so yeah. >> so at what point, ingrid, did you realize this was more than just a car accident? >> well, when i approached the body and checked his parts and then i wanted to check more on him when the most animated of the two black guys came to me and said dont touch the body. i lift up my head and could see two bloodied hands, one carrying a gun, a revolver, and the other one having a meat cleaver and a butchers k...

Therapy, so yes, at the moment im fine and i try not to think of it at all. >> ingrid, good luck to you. thanks so much for sharing your story with all of our viewers. we appreciate it very much. >> thank you. thank you for having me. just ahead, growing outrage over a backlog of crucial dna evidence that could identify rapists across the country. an estimated 400,000 rape kits are just sitting in storage, untested, some of them decades old. also ahead, the incredible rescue of a newborn inf...

One of the suspects in the murder of a british soldier on the streets of london last week has been released from the hospital and is now in police custody. another suspect wounded by police at the scene is still hospitalized. the man who was seen holding a meat cleaver and a knife, his hands covered in blood in the video, michael adebolajo, said soldier lee rigby was targeted because muslims are dying at the hands of british troops. as the grisly scene was playing out, a woman on a bus saw what ...

When she realized mothers and children were nearby, hoping to keep them engaged so he wouldnt hurt them. incredibly brave act and she is joining us now. ingrid, youre widely being praised as a hero for confronting this suspected killer. i know you downplay any heroism on your part but explain why you did what you did. you were on a bus. what did you see happening? >> well, from the bus, i could see a crashed car and a body on the road, and a nervous man pacing and i assumed it was a road traffic...

Stop there, and the last thing i wanted is that suddenly he wanted -- so it was really important to keep him talking to me. >> looking back on that, those obviously very eventful minutes, whats your final thought about what happened? >> nothing. its sad that a british soldier died, its sad that this guy who is quite educated really, had excellent english and a good accent, sad that he chose this path of life and thats it. i dont want to think of them at all. yeah. and im telling my story so much...