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| Tashan Daniel: 'Tube murder weapon was from Fast & Furious film' | Tashan Daniel: 'Tube murder weapon was from Fast & Furious film' |
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| A knife used to kill a football fan on his way to an Arsenal match was taken from the set of the latest Fast & Furious film, a court heard. | A knife used to kill a football fan on his way to an Arsenal match was taken from the set of the latest Fast & Furious film, a court heard. |
| Tashan Daniel, 20, was stabbed to death by Alex Lanning at Hillingdon Tube station last September. | Tashan Daniel, 20, was stabbed to death by Alex Lanning at Hillingdon Tube station last September. |
| Mr Lanning claimed to jurors at the Old Bailey he took the weapon, which was a film prop, from Warner Bros studios where he worked. | |
| He and his co-defendant Jonathan Camille, of Chelsea, both deny murder. | He and his co-defendant Jonathan Camille, of Chelsea, both deny murder. |
| The weapon, previously shown to the jury, was a £200 German-made knife "designed for NATO military aircraft rescues with the capacity to saw through laminated glass and cut through seatbelts". | The weapon, previously shown to the jury, was a £200 German-made knife "designed for NATO military aircraft rescues with the capacity to saw through laminated glass and cut through seatbelts". |
| The film F9, the ninth main instalment in the Fast & Furious film franchise, has been delayed until April 2021 due to coronavirus. | The film F9, the ninth main instalment in the Fast & Furious film franchise, has been delayed until April 2021 due to coronavirus. |
| Mr Lanning said he took the knife from the "store area" of the Warner Bros studio and wanted it as "memorabilia" of his time there. | Mr Lanning said he took the knife from the "store area" of the Warner Bros studio and wanted it as "memorabilia" of his time there. |
| 'Rash decision' | 'Rash decision' |
| Answering questions from his defence barrister John Femi Ola QC, Mr Lanning said he brandished the knife "to scare" Mr Daniel and his friend Mr Campbell. | Answering questions from his defence barrister John Femi Ola QC, Mr Lanning said he brandished the knife "to scare" Mr Daniel and his friend Mr Campbell. |
| The two sets of friends began fighting on the platform after Mr Lanning, of Uxbridge, was "looked at" across the tracks, the court . | The two sets of friends began fighting on the platform after Mr Lanning, of Uxbridge, was "looked at" across the tracks, the court . |
| Mr Lanning told jurors he made a "rash decision" to grab a knife from his bag instead of a glass bottle. | Mr Lanning told jurors he made a "rash decision" to grab a knife from his bag instead of a glass bottle. |
| He said: "At that moment in time I thought if I picked the bottle it would be easy for me to smash it use the glass than to use the knife in the sheath. | He said: "At that moment in time I thought if I picked the bottle it would be easy for me to smash it use the glass than to use the knife in the sheath. |
| "After I brandished it expecting them to back away Tashan turned around and pursued me. | "After I brandished it expecting them to back away Tashan turned around and pursued me. |
| "Tashan threw numerous punches at me as I'm still waving the knife at distance. I kept back-pedalling and I had no intention to cause harm to them whatsoever. " | "Tashan threw numerous punches at me as I'm still waving the knife at distance. I kept back-pedalling and I had no intention to cause harm to them whatsoever. " |
| Mr Lanning said he did not know how the knife "became released" from its sheath. | Mr Lanning said he did not know how the knife "became released" from its sheath. |
| He described giving Mr Daniel a "bear hug" and holding the knife away from Mr Daniel's body. | He described giving Mr Daniel a "bear hug" and holding the knife away from Mr Daniel's body. |
| Mr Lanning continued: "He spun his body and elbowed me in the back of the head causing me to go down and he fell on the floor." | Mr Lanning continued: "He spun his body and elbowed me in the back of the head causing me to go down and he fell on the floor." |
| After the stabbing, Mr Lanning said he and Mr Camille fled the station and discarded the knife and clothing in a nearby housing estate. | After the stabbing, Mr Lanning said he and Mr Camille fled the station and discarded the knife and clothing in a nearby housing estate. |
| Mr Lanning said he took some floral pyjamas "because he was scared and covered in blood" | Mr Lanning said he took some floral pyjamas "because he was scared and covered in blood" |
| He also told the jury he took a child's scooter because his right knee was "in a lot of pain". | He also told the jury he took a child's scooter because his right knee was "in a lot of pain". |
| The 22-year-old said in court that he accepted a manslaughter charge citing he had "taken someone's life by the actions I caused". | The 22-year-old said in court that he accepted a manslaughter charge citing he had "taken someone's life by the actions I caused". |
| But he added, "I never meant to kill anybody". | But he added, "I never meant to kill anybody". |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |