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| Hampton Sainsbury's car park stabbings: Ethem Orhon jailed | Hampton Sainsbury's car park stabbings: Ethem Orhon jailed |
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| A "disturbed loner" who randomly attacked four women during a stabbing spree in a supermarket car park has been jailed for 20 years. | A "disturbed loner" who randomly attacked four women during a stabbing spree in a supermarket car park has been jailed for 20 years. |
| Ethem Orhon, 67, inflicted "appalling injuries" on his victims during the rampage outside Sainsbury's in Hampton, west London on 20 May, a court heard. | Ethem Orhon, 67, inflicted "appalling injuries" on his victims during the rampage outside Sainsbury's in Hampton, west London on 20 May, a court heard. |
| The attacks happened a day after Orhon was arrested for possessing a knife. | The attacks happened a day after Orhon was arrested for possessing a knife. |
| He was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and two counts of wounding with intent to cause GBH. | He was found guilty of two counts of attempted murder and two counts of wounding with intent to cause GBH. |
| A Kingston Crown Court jury took four hours and 55 minutes to find Orhon, of Deacons Walk, guilty of the offences. | A Kingston Crown Court jury took four hours and 55 minutes to find Orhon, of Deacons Walk, guilty of the offences. |
| 'I thought I was going to die' | 'I thought I was going to die' |
| Orhon told the court he was "like a zombie" and felt "hypnotised" as he attacked strangers with a Leatherman knife, hours after being bailed by police. | Orhon told the court he was "like a zombie" and felt "hypnotised" as he attacked strangers with a Leatherman knife, hours after being bailed by police. |
| He said he had felt humiliated after being strip-searched by officers when he was arrested. | He said he had felt humiliated after being strip-searched by officers when he was arrested. |
| Sentencing, Judge Paul Dodgson told Orhon: "This was a planned attempt to kill albeit while the balance of your mind was disturbed. | Sentencing, Judge Paul Dodgson told Orhon: "This was a planned attempt to kill albeit while the balance of your mind was disturbed. |
| "You took that knife intending to use it, intending to kill people." | "You took that knife intending to use it, intending to kill people." |
| "You are on your own and as a loner it may be you are someone who tends to brood on matters," the judge added commenting on his "unusual personality". | "You are on your own and as a loner it may be you are someone who tends to brood on matters," the judge added commenting on his "unusual personality". |
| Suzanna Brand, Janet Morsy, Jean Sullivan, and Charandasi Chandiramani, were randomly targeted, the jury heard. | Suzanna Brand, Janet Morsy, Jean Sullivan, and Charandasi Chandiramani, were randomly targeted, the jury heard. |
| Ms Brand, 53 was hit from behind, struck 13 times and left with two collapsed lungs. | Ms Brand, 53 was hit from behind, struck 13 times and left with two collapsed lungs. |
| Ms Morsy, 63, thought she was going to die as she was struck in the arm and chest and tried to defend herself. | Ms Morsy, 63, thought she was going to die as she was struck in the arm and chest and tried to defend herself. |
| Ms Sullivan, 68, was stabbed in the back, damaging her chest wall, right lung and liver. | Ms Sullivan, 68, was stabbed in the back, damaging her chest wall, right lung and liver. |
| Ms Chandiramani, 71, was stabbed twice in the back. | Ms Chandiramani, 71, was stabbed twice in the back. |
| 'I still see the madness in his eyes' | 'I still see the madness in his eyes' |
| Speaking outside court after the verdict, Janet Morsy, who has spoken to the BBC about her ordeal, said the experience has "completely changed" her life. | Speaking outside court after the verdict, Janet Morsy, who has spoken to the BBC about her ordeal, said the experience has "completely changed" her life. |
| "When I see someone with hands in their pockets I fully expect them to pull a blade," she said. | "When I see someone with hands in their pockets I fully expect them to pull a blade," she said. |
| Chandarasi Chandiramani, who has suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder since she was injured by Orhon, said she still sees "the madness in his eyes at night" but the verdict has provided closure. | Chandarasi Chandiramani, who has suffered with post-traumatic stress disorder since she was injured by Orhon, said she still sees "the madness in his eyes at night" but the verdict has provided closure. |
| "The mental aspect has a profound effect on my life," she said. | "The mental aspect has a profound effect on my life," she said. |
| "Hopefully now I can get off the sleeping tablets - I don't want to be addicted to anything - and get back to my old life." | "Hopefully now I can get off the sleeping tablets - I don't want to be addicted to anything - and get back to my old life." |
| The court heard Orhon was distracted by two schoolboys from the nearby Hampton School, who warned other passers-by and called 999. | |
| Praising the boys the judge said they "certainly averted a greater disaster" and awarded them £1,000 each to recognise their "bravery" and thanking them on behalf of the whole community. | Praising the boys the judge said they "certainly averted a greater disaster" and awarded them £1,000 each to recognise their "bravery" and thanking them on behalf of the whole community. |
| Jurors were told the Orhon, who is from Turkey, had left Belgravia police station after being charged with having a bladed article in a public place. | Jurors were told the Orhon, who is from Turkey, had left Belgravia police station after being charged with having a bladed article in a public place. |
| He later told police he went home picked up a knife before heading for the crowded supermarket, less than 10 minutes from his home. | He later told police he went home picked up a knife before heading for the crowded supermarket, less than 10 minutes from his home. |