The court was concerned with the immediate incident, but made inquiries into why exactly Powell owned the sword, to which he said he was a “medieval sports enthusiast who fought at castles using blunt weapons, including his replica 14th century blade.” Having scattered the crowd, Powell then went to his car and got his sword and axe, about which he told police that he “saw red.” Armed with two weapons, this is where Powell lost the plot and he “told Mr Ahmed and another complainant that he was going to kill them.” The accusers told the court that when they saw the weapons they left as quickly as possible.” Mr Powell in his medieval gear and weapons. Instead of calling police he went outside and put himself in danger by arming himself with a knuckleduster.” After showing it to the crowd of youths Powell was then said to have “grabbed Kamil Ahmed around the throat,”Įven though there had been no threats towards him. Prosecutor Nuhu Gobir said of Powell, “He was clearly angry. He was accused of “taking a fighting stance” then smashing through a car window with the sword “as the group of youths fled” in terror. The jury were told that Alun Powell, who practices with weapons for battle re-enactments, "pulled the 3ft blade and an axe from the boot of his car after brandishing a knuckleduster.” A British medieval enthusiast took the law into his own hands after being harassed by local youths by grabbing some medieval weaponry and taking them on equipped with a sword and axe.Īlun Powell, who is 31 years old and a father of four children, owned the medieval armor and weapons for dressing up in battle reconstructions, and was reported by The Sun newspaper to “have used a 14th century sword to threaten a man, a court has heard.” In his defense, Mr Powell claimed to have “been persecuted for years by anti-social behavior including drug smoking outside his home and rubbish being pushed through his letterbox.”
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