A knife-wielding Afghan asylum seeker went on a rampage in Morrisons forcing terrified staff to evacuate shoppers.
Milad Panjshiri, 22, stormed into the supermarket in Bradford, West Yorkshire, clutching a six-inch knife before threatening a worker and trashing the aisles.
Footage shows Panjshiri knocking wine bottle shelves over, as he walked through the store, littering the shop floor with smashed glass.
He even used the knife to stab cans during the rampage on December 5 last year, Bradford Crown Court heard on May 15.
One worker said he was ‘tapping the knife on his leg’ before he approached a female colleague and waved the knife at her.
While rampaging down the aisles, it is understood Panjshiri said: ‘I’m mad with King Charles.’
Amid fears for the public’s safety, staff sounded the fire alarm and ushered dozens of shoppers out of the store.
Staff told police they were in tears and panicked as they evacuated terrified shoppers out of the store as the chaos unfolded.
Police were called at about 11.00am to reports of a man with a knife damaging supermarket property. Panjshiri was then arrested and the weapon seized.
The Afghan national pushed wine bottle shelves over and stabbed cans during the rampage while terrified staff evacuated customers
Rampaging down the aisles, it is understood Panjshiri said: ‘I’m mad with King Charles’
Milad Panjshiri, 22, stormed into Morrisons in Bradford, West Yorkshire, holding a six-inch knife he used to stab cans and threaten staff
The Afghan national, who lives in Bradford, refused to leave his prison cell for sentencing which was served in his absence.
Mitigating the case, Faud Arshad said mental health issues were a factor in Panjshiri’s rampage and he told the court there was no evidence to suggest he attempted to attack a member of the public.
Panjshiri was sentenced to 18 months in prison for carrying a bladed article and destroying property on May 15.
The judge said the case was ‘a very troubling offence’ and ‘something in the way of a rampage’.
He said: ‘He was brandishing that knife in a public place, and there can’t be that many more serious examples of offending of this nature than what happened on that day.
‘No doubt because of other incidents that have occurred both the staff and members of the public will have had a heightened awareness of something like this occurring.’
