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| Hampton Sainsbury's car park stabbings: Accused 'felt hypnotised' | Hampton Sainsbury's car park stabbings: Accused 'felt hypnotised' |
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| A man accused of stabbing four women at random in a supermarket car park "felt hypnotised" during the attack, a court has heard. | A man accused of stabbing four women at random in a supermarket car park "felt hypnotised" during the attack, a court has heard. |
| Ethem Orhon, 67, told police he felt like he was being "remote-controlled" before the attack outside Sainsbury's in Hampton, west London. | Ethem Orhon, 67, told police he felt like he was being "remote-controlled" before the attack outside Sainsbury's in Hampton, west London. |
| Mr Orhon said he launched the attacks because he felt "mistreated" by police. | Mr Orhon said he launched the attacks because he felt "mistreated" by police. |
| He denies two counts of attempted murder and two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. | He denies two counts of attempted murder and two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. |
| 'Stabbing and stabbing' | 'Stabbing and stabbing' |
| Suzanna Brand, 53, Janet Morsy, 63, Jean Sullivan, 68, and Charandasi Chandiramani, 71, were randomly targeted in the car park on May 20, suffering "appalling injuries", prosecutor Jonathan Polnay said. | Suzanna Brand, 53, Janet Morsy, 63, Jean Sullivan, 68, and Charandasi Chandiramani, 71, were randomly targeted in the car park on May 20, suffering "appalling injuries", prosecutor Jonathan Polnay said. |
| Excerpts from police interviews were shown to jurors at Kingston Crown Court | Excerpts from police interviews were shown to jurors at Kingston Crown Court |
| After being released on bail the previous day, Mr Orhon said, he went to the supermarket, which he described as "the most crowded place that I know". | After being released on bail the previous day, Mr Orhon said, he went to the supermarket, which he described as "the most crowded place that I know". |
| Once there, he began "stabbing and stabbing", he said. | Once there, he began "stabbing and stabbing", he said. |
| During the police and medical interviews, the defendant said he "became a different person" at the time of the attacks. | During the police and medical interviews, the defendant said he "became a different person" at the time of the attacks. |
| "There was one thought in my mind - which was go home, grab the spare knife and assault people," he said. | "There was one thought in my mind - which was go home, grab the spare knife and assault people," he said. |
| He added: "These were innocent people. They have done nothing to me. No conversation. I was out of control of myself. I was just stabbing and stabbing." | He added: "These were innocent people. They have done nothing to me. No conversation. I was out of control of myself. I was just stabbing and stabbing." |
| The court heard Miss Brand, was struck 13 times when she was attacked from behind, and left with two collapsed lungs. | The court heard Miss Brand, was struck 13 times when she was attacked from behind, and left with two collapsed lungs. |
| Ms Morsy thought she was "going to die" as she was struck in the arm and chest as she tried to defend herself, the court heard. | Ms Morsy thought she was "going to die" as she was struck in the arm and chest as she tried to defend herself, the court heard. |
| Ms Sullivan was stabbed in the back, causing her chest wall, right lung and liver to be damaged, while Ms Chandiramani was stabbed twice in the back. | Ms Sullivan was stabbed in the back, causing her chest wall, right lung and liver to be damaged, while Ms Chandiramani was stabbed twice in the back. |
| Mr Orhon, who is originally from Turkey, said he realised what had happened much later. | Mr Orhon, who is originally from Turkey, said he realised what had happened much later. |
| Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Philip Joseph told the jury about Mr Orhon's suffered from paranoid psychosis, which may put a person out of touch with reality. | Consultant forensic psychiatrist Dr Philip Joseph told the jury about Mr Orhon's suffered from paranoid psychosis, which may put a person out of touch with reality. |
| Jurors were also told the "bravery" of two Hampton Grammar School pupils probably prevented more bloodshed. | Jurors were also told the "bravery" of two Hampton Grammar School pupils probably prevented more bloodshed. |
| The boys alerted police, distracted Mr Orhon and warned other passers-by he was armed and dangerous, the court heard. | The boys alerted police, distracted Mr Orhon and warned other passers-by he was armed and dangerous, the court heard. |
| Under cross-examination the accused said he remembered assaulting one person and following two men - who turned out to be the schoolboys. | |
| Mr Orhon said he "had no memory of going to the Sainsbury's car park" or of stabbing the women - contrary to what he said during the police interview. | |
| He told the police he had "rushed" at someone in the car park and remembered "stabbing someone in the back". | |
| Mr Orhon dismissed the prosecutor's suggestion that he wanted to take revenge on the police who had strip-searched him. | |
| He said: "It was a police trap and I have been framed. If there is hypnosis, there is a conspiracy. | |
| "Even this voice (on the police tape) is not my voice. I'm inside a conspiracy and these things are easily set up." | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |