Moment knifeman goes on rampage in Morrisons and stated he is ‘mad with King Charles’
Milad Panjshiri, 22, caused panic in a store in Bradford, West Yorkshire, when he entered carrying a six-inch blade and began rampaging down aisles as staff evacuated shoppers
Milad Panjshiri terrified shoppers in Morrisons (Image: CPS / West Yorkshire Police / SWNS)
This is the moment an Afghan asylum seeker armed with a kitchen knife rampaged through a Morrisons supermarket reportedly because he was “mad with King Charles”.
Milad Panjshiri, 22, stormed into the store in Bradford, West Yorkshire, clutching a six-inch blade before trashing aisles and waving the weapon at a worker. His actions forced terrified staff to evacuate shoppers.
Footage shows Panjshiri stalking through the supermarket with the knife in his hand as he knocks bottles from shelves, leaving smashed glass strewn across the floor.
Dozens of shoppers, including elderly customers, were ushered out of the busy supermarket after staff sounded the fire alarm amid fears for public safety.
Bradford Crown Court heard Panjshiri stabbed cans with the knife and pushed over shelves full of wine bottles during the outburst on December 5 last year.
One worker saw him “tapping the knife on his leg” before he approached a female employee and waved the blade at her. He was heard to say: “I’m mad with King Charles.”
Staff later told police they were left panicked and in tears while trying to guide confused shoppers out of the store.
The court heard some members of the public did not know what to do as the chaos unfolded.
Police were called just before 11am to reports of a man causing damage with a knife inside the supermarket. Officers later arrested Panjshiri and recovered the weapon.
The Afghan national, of Deneside Terrace, Bradford, West Yorkshire, refused to leave his prison cell for sentencing and was dealt with in his absence.
Mitigating, Fuad Arshad said mental health issues were a factor in Panjshiri’s behaviour and told the court there was no evidence he had attempted to attack members of the public.
Sentencing him to 18 months in prison, Recorder Tony Watkin described the incident as “a very troubling offence” and “something in the way of a rampage”.
He added: “He was brandishing that knife in a public place, and there can’t be that many more serious examples of offending of this nature than what happened on that day.
“No doubt because of other incidents that have occurred both the staff and members of the public will have had a heightened awareness of something like this occurring.”
The judge said prison staff had raised concerns about violence, psychosis, improvised weapons and non-engagement while Panjshiri was in custody.
Recorder Watkin added: “He will serve potentially 40% of [his] sentence. I don’t know whether he will remain in prison given his immigration status. That is outside the knowledge of this court.”
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