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Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Edinburgh man called 999 and warned 'I have a knife' as he walked down train tracks
A knife thug had the east coast rail network shut down when he threatened to murder police officers while brandishing a blade. Peter Henshaw called 999 and told operators he was armed with the large knife and wanted to murder a police officer as he walked along the rail tracks at an Edinburgh train station. Henshaw, 42, said he would 'kill any officer' who approached him and rail bosses were forced to close down the network in the early hours of Boxing Day last year. Armed police raced to the scene at the capital's Wester Hailes train station and Henshaw was eventually stopped after he was tasered as he walked towards officers while holding the blade. READ MORE: Edinburgh to see thunderstorms hit capital as sun makes way for rain READ MORE: Edinburgh filmmaker warns 'we need to be honest about what's happening on schemes' Henshaw appeared from custody at Edinburgh Sheriff Court last month where he pleaded guilty to possessing a knife and stating he would kill police officers while standing on the tracks at Wester Hailes train station. Fiscal depute Erin Illand told the court Henshaw first contacted the 999 emergency service and stated 'I'm going to kill someone' at around 1.35am on December 26 last year. Ms Illand said: 'At 1.46am a second call was made and he stated 'I've got a kitchen knife and I'm going to go out and kill someone'. Join Edinburgh Live's Whatsapp Community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. 'Police officers spoke to the accused at 1.59am and during that call he stated 'I'm at Wester Hailes train station and I have a knife and I'm going to kill police'.' Officers attended at the station where they found Henshaw standing on the tracks in possession of 17cm long blade. The court heard he told the constables to 'get to f***' and that he would 'kill any officer' who approached him. The fiscal added: 'The accused then contacted 999 again and stated 'If the officer with the dog doesn't back off I am going to kill people'." The court was told armed officers officers attended the scene and Network Rail was contacted to cancel all trains due to Henshaw making his way along the lines on foot. The lout was traced around an hour later where he was seen holding the blade to his chest and officers were forced to use a taser as Henshaw approached them with the knife. Henshaw was subsequently taken to St John's hospital in Livingston and later arrested and charged. He returned to the dock for sentencing on Friday where lawyer Joe Boyd said his client had been suffering from 'a significant and protracted problem with alcohol'. Mr Boyd said Henshaw had been 'drinking heavily and consistently' on Christmas Day and had 'no clear memory' of the incident involving police on the train tracks. The solicitor added: 'While he accepts the language used, direct threats towards the police officers, he tells me he had no intention to do any harm to anyone other than himself. Sign up for Edinburgh Live newsletters for more headlines straight to your inbox 'He tells me the disruption that was caused, to no doubt a number of people as a result of the rail network having to be closed, he is extremely remorseful about it.' Sheriff Kenneth Campbell KC described the incident as 'concerning' but acknowledged Henshaw had been in custody for five months agreed to the defence motion to impose a community order. Henshaw, of Wester Hailes, Edinburgh, was placed under the supervision of the social work department for 15 months and ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work. The sheriff also imposed a conduct requirement where Henshaw will have to attend alcohol and mental health counselling when required to do so.
Scotsman
21-04-2025
- Scotsman
Edinburgh police recovered class A drugs worth an estimated street value of £50,000 in Wester Hailes raid
Watch more of our videos on and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Edinburgh police officers recovered Class-A drugs worth an estimated street value of £50,000 in a Wester Hailes raid earlier this month. Sign up to the daily Crime UK newsletter. All the latest crime news and trials from across the UK. Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... On Thursday, April 10, officers in the south west of the city recovered the Class-A drugs worth an estimated street value of £50,000 from an address in Dumbeg Park, Edinburgh. On Thursday, April 10, officers recovered an estimated street value of £50,000 class A drugs from an address in Dumbeg Park, Edinburgh. | Google Maps Click here to sign up 👇 Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad This was in addition to an estimated street value of £3200 Class-A and Class-B drugs seized from an address in Stenhouse Drive earlier in the week. Two men aged 29 and 31 have been arrested in connection with the enquiry, which remains ongoing. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Please continue to report drug dealing in the area.'
