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The Sun
21-05-2025
- The Sun
Moment neighbour smashes flats with axe before donning scuba gear, clutching spear & hiding in bathtub full of water
SHOCKING footage shows the moment a man smashed flats to pieces with an axe in a horror siege. Michael Hockey, 55, was captured on camera after he armed himself with an axe, spear and samurai sword to mount an out of control attack. 2 2 Video showed a bare-chested Hockey battering in his neighbours' doors and windows with the axe. A neighbour can be heard desperately pleading with "Mike" to stop the frenzied rampage during the footage to no avail. Hockey, of Pontypool, Wales, then set fire to his own house in the next bout of chaos. Cops were called after Hockey barricaded himself inside the building - and arrived to find him in scuba-diving gear and breathing apparatus while holding a spear. Armed officers and a negotiator were called to the siege in Pontypool, South Wales, and when they cut the power to his flat he shouted "b*****s" at them. The court heard Hockey caused £31,000 of damage during the two hour stand-off. When officers and firefighters eventually entered Hockey was found in a bath full of water. The crazed attacker had to be tased and blasted with a water hose before his arrest. Prosecutor Tom Roberts said in the days leading up to the police siege, Hockey had been "behaving erratically" and "playing loud music." He said: "He had been ranting and raving and making threats against a neighbour. "The defendant screamed that he was a traitor and said he was going to tear his face off and kill him." Armed cops descend on Lewisham amid fears of 'hostage situation' as man seen waving knife outside window He added: "He was described as snarling like a dog and said he was going to shoot him with a bow and arrow." Mr Roberts said Hockey then began hitting his neighbour's front door with an axe. "The victim, who has Asperger's, was terrified and was struggling to make sense of what was happening," he said. "He thought he was going to get into his flat and kill him." Hockey was sectioned under the Mental Health Act following the incident at the apartments owned by housing association Melin Homes on August 15, 2023. He said he had been watching TV "when Tarot card readers began communicating with him." After the arrest, officers found that Hockey had been growing 11 cannabis flats in his apartment. He was also armed to the teeth with cops finding a whip, a bow and arrow and an old police truncheon. Hockey admitted arson reckless as to whether life was endangered, affray, cultivating cannabis and criminal damage at Newport Crown Court. Alice Sykes, defending, said the event that day might have been triggered by a psychotic episode brought on by drug use. She added that Hockey had shown "genuine remorse". Judge Matthew Porter-Bryant said it was lucky that no one had been injured or killed and commended the emergency services for their actions. "Thankfully, only time and money was lost here," he added. Hockey of Sebastopol, Pontypool was jailed for two years and six months.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Yahoo
Woman killed in axe attack at Warsaw university
A woman has been killed and a man has been severely injured in an axe attack at the University of Warsaw on Wednesday, according to Polish police. A 22-year-old Polish man has been arrested in connection with the attack which the university has called a "huge tragedy". Both victims worked at the university. In a statement, the university said the woman killed had been a member of staff, and the man injured worked in security. A motive is not yet known for the attack. Police said the attacker entered the college campus at 18:40 local time (16:40GMT). From there he entered a college auditorium, according to a spokesperson for the district prosecutor. ADVERTISEMENT Few details have emerged about what then happened. "We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones," the rector of the university said in an a statement. 8 May will be a day of mourning for the college, the rector announced. Another Polish news outlet, Gazeta Wyborcza Daily say that the attacker was a third year law student. In the aftermath of the attack, reporters from Reuters saw the auditorium cordoned off as police vans gathered around. The Rector of the University of Warsaw said in a statement that May 8 would be a day of mourning at the institution, calling the attack a "huge tragedy". "We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones," the statement read.
BBC News
08-05-2025
- BBC News
Woman killed in axe attack at Polish university
Woman killed in axe attack at Warsaw university A woman has been killed and a man has been severely injured in an axe attack at the University of Warsaw on Wednesday, according to Polish police. A 22-year-old Polish man has been arrested in connection with the attack which the university has called a "huge tragedy". Both victims worked at the university. In a statement, the university said the woman killed had been a member of staff, and the man injured worked in security. A motive is not yet known for the attack.
Sky News
07-05-2025
- Sky News
Poland: Woman killed with axe at Warsaw University as security guard critically injured
A woman has been killed with an axe at Warsaw University in Poland, authorities have said. The incident happened at around 6.40pm local time (5.40pm UK time) on Wednesday when a man armed with the weapon attacked people on the campus, according to police. A spokesperson for the district prosecutor's office said the attacker had entered an auditorium at the university. They said a female administrative employee of the institution was killed at the scene. And a security guard was taken to hospital in a critical condition after being seriously injured. Police vans and a cordon were reportedly seen around the auditorium. Warsaw Police said they had detained a 22-year-old Polish man. According to reports, the suspect was a third-year law student. In a statement, the rector of Warsaw University said that Thursday would be a day of mourning at the institution, calling the attack a "huge tragedy". "We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones," the statement read.
Daily Mail
07-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Woman 'decapitated in axe attack' at Warsaw University: Polish man, 22, arrested over killing on campus
A severed head has been reportedly found after an axe attack at a university in Poland. Police said on Wednesday they had arrested a 22-year-old Polish man after he allegedly killed one person with an axe at Warsaw University. Another victim was taken to hospital in a critical condition after the horror attack, described as a 'huge tragedy' by the university. The man reportedly walked onto the campus at around 5.40pm Polish time while brandishing an axe. Private broadcaster Polsat News reported that a woman's severed head and an axe had been found at the university. A spokesperson for the district prosecutor's said that a female administrative employee of the university had been killed at the scene and a security guard was injured and was taken to hospital in critical condition. They declined to comment on whether a severed head had been found. He said that the attacker had entered an auditorium at the university. Private broadcaster Polsat News reported that a woman's severed head and an axe had been found at the university In a statement ton X (formerly Twitter) Warsaw Police said: 'Police have detained a man who entered the University of Warsaw campus. One person died, another was taken to hospital with injuries.' The Rector of the University of Warsaw said in a statement that May 8 would be a day of mourning at the institution, calling the attack a 'huge tragedy'. 'We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones,' the statement read. In a statement, the University of Warsaw said: 'Ladies and Gentlemen, today in the afternoon the University of Warsaw Community was struck by a huge tragedy. 'Our colleague, a UW employee, was brutally murdered. 'The perpetrator was arrested. We express our great sorrow and sympathy to the family and loved ones. 'A university guard was also seriously injured. Due to the current situation, I am declaring tomorrow, May 8, 2025, a day of mourning at the University of Warsaw. 'On behalf of the entire University of Warsaw community. Rector and College of Rectors of the University of Warsaw.'
