Man 'out of his head' during duel with wooden sword gets suspended sentence

A man has received a suspended sentence for attacking a shopkeeper and his son with part of a wooden sword after the shopkeeper broke the sword over his car.

Man 'out of his head' during duel with wooden sword gets suspended sentence

A man has received a suspended sentence for attacking a shopkeeper and his son with part of a wooden sword after the shopkeeper broke the sword over his car.

Keith Johnson went into Gill's Indian Mini-Market while he was “out of his head” and attempted to steal some sweets. When he was confronted by the store owner's son, Daljat Gill, he threatened to kill him and “cut him in half”. He then punched the man in the face and fled in a Mercedes.

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