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| Mold Tesco machete attacker 'acted like a lunatic' | Mold Tesco machete attacker 'acted like a lunatic' |
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| A man accused of trying to murder a trainee dentist in an apparent race revenge attack "acted like a lunatic" as he hacked his victim with a machete in a supermarket, a court heard. | A man accused of trying to murder a trainee dentist in an apparent race revenge attack "acted like a lunatic" as he hacked his victim with a machete in a supermarket, a court heard. |
| Dr Sarandev Bhambra was set upon by 26-year-old Zack Davies with a hammer and machete in Tesco in Mold, Flintshire. | Dr Sarandev Bhambra was set upon by 26-year-old Zack Davies with a hammer and machete in Tesco in Mold, Flintshire. |
| Mold Crown Court previously heard it was a revenge attack for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. | Mold Crown Court previously heard it was a revenge attack for the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. |
| Mr Davies, of Mold, denies attempted murder but admits wounding with intent. | Mr Davies, of Mold, denies attempted murder but admits wounding with intent. |
| Dr Bhambra was walking down an aisle in the store on 14 January when Mr Davies attacked him. | Dr Bhambra was walking down an aisle in the store on 14 January when Mr Davies attacked him. |
| Shopper Leanne Jones said she heard the words "white power" and said Mr Davies "started to act like a lunatic and raised the machete above his head... he was striking him as hard as he could." | Shopper Leanne Jones said she heard the words "white power" and said Mr Davies "started to act like a lunatic and raised the machete above his head... he was striking him as hard as he could." |
| In a statement read to the court, another witness described hearing the words "white power" and "come here, this is for Lee Rigby". | In a statement read to the court, another witness described hearing the words "white power" and "come here, this is for Lee Rigby". |
| The court heard Dr Bhambra suffered two lacerations to his scalp which went down to the bone and a cut to his back which went down to the muscle. | |
| The injury to his left hand caused major nerve, artery and tendon damage and he was in surgery for five hours. | |
| Mr Davies told police: "It was me. I have surrendered my weapons. I did it for Lee Rigby." | |
| While being interviewed by officers, he referred to jihadist violence and the Paris terror attacks. | |
| "It's kind of like Europe's under siege," he said. | |
| Another woman, who was shopping with her four-year-old daughter, said: "He was shouting 'justice for the whites' as he was hacking with the machete... he was constantly striking on the Asian man's back." | Another woman, who was shopping with her four-year-old daughter, said: "He was shouting 'justice for the whites' as he was hacking with the machete... he was constantly striking on the Asian man's back." |
| She said Dr Bhambra had panic in his face and she thought he was "running for his life." | She said Dr Bhambra had panic in his face and she thought he was "running for his life." |
| Prosecutor Sion ap Mihangel told the court on Monday that this was a "racially motivated attack". | Prosecutor Sion ap Mihangel told the court on Monday that this was a "racially motivated attack". |
| Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were jailed for life in February 2014 for hacking Fusilier Rigby to death. | |
| The trial continues. | The trial continues. |