Shocking moment man attacks commuter with a machete on the tube
Telegraph, 20 May 2022
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A "Terminator" Tube attacker has been found guilty of hacking at a commuter with a machete.
Panicked passengers toppled over each other as they fled through carriages when Ricky Morgan launched an unprovoked attack on James Porritt, the Old Bailey heard.
Morgan, 34, was heard to tell horrified onlookers: "This is not a terror attack, I only want him."
Mr Porritt, who suffered a severe injury to his hand, told jurors it was like a "horror movie" and the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film Terminator.
Morgan denied attempted murder on grounds of insanity but was found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey after two days of deliberations.
He was also convicted of possessing a machete and a lock knife.
Judge John Hillen adjourned sentencing until July 22 for a psychiatric report to be prepared.
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A "Terminator" Tube attacker has been found guilty of hacking at a commuter with a machete.
Panicked passengers toppled over each other as they fled through carriages when Ricky Morgan launched an unprovoked attack on James Porritt, the Old Bailey heard.
Morgan, 34, was heard to tell horrified onlookers: "This is not a terror attack, I only want him."
Mr Porritt, who suffered a severe injury to his hand, told jurors it was like a "horror movie" and the Arnold Schwarzenegger sci-fi film Terminator.
Morgan denied attempted murder on grounds of insanity but was found guilty by a jury at the Old Bailey after two days of deliberations.
He was also convicted of possessing a machete and a lock knife.
Judge John Hillen adjourned sentencing until July 22 for a psychiatric report to be prepared.
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