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Tulse Hill Station - Machete-Wielder Arrested

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The BBC News site this morning had a story (with video from a train-borne passenger) showing a man who was wielding a huge machete being tasered by police on a platform. Although it happened on railway premises, I imagine it could have occurred anywhere. Interestingly, the story has since disappeared from the web site, and I'm wondering if the police have requested/ordered its withdrawal.
 
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Interestingly, the story has since disappeared from the web site, and I'm wondering if the police have requested/ordered its withdrawal.
No it hasn't, it's here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46871219
A machete-wielding man was Tasered on a railway station platform as "terrified" rush hour commuters looked on.

Police pinned the man - filmed waving a "massive" blade at Tulse Hill station in South London - to the ground shortly after 18:30 GMT on Monday.

Witnesses described "chaos" as he chased people with the weapon.

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and possessing an offensive weapon, police said.
 

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Yes - I have it too. When I posted, I had just done a thorough search of the web site and it wasn't there. Possibly a technical issue when updating the site? Anyway, I also wonder whether the wielder had been on a train with the machete or just the platform. The story also says he has been charged with attempted murder - I wonder at what point his actions went from 'possession' to this - I don't know the law on this well enough, but there has been no mention of an actual attack/injury, so is just chasing people enough to permit this charge? All may be revealed.
 

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I’d be very surprised if he has been charged so quickly. It’s more likely that he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He’ll then be assessed by a doctor and interviewed if he is in a fit condition. (He could for example need hospitalization or other medical treatment first. He might be under the influence of drugs. All those things would delay an interview, and a decision on whether to charge him).
 

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I know one shouldn’t laugh but seeing bloke get tasered just as the PA starts “If you see something that doesn’t look right”.......
 

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I’d be very surprised if he has been charged so quickly. It’s more likely that he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He’ll then be assessed by a doctor and interviewed if he is in a fit condition. (He could for example need hospitalization or other medical treatment first. He might be under the influence of drugs. All those things would delay an interview, and a decision on whether to charge him).

That's correct, he was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and has since been sectioned.
 

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I know one shouldn’t laugh but seeing bloke get tasered just as the PA starts “If you see something that doesn’t look right”.......
Yes when I saw that video on Twitter that got a slight chuckle from me also!
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Some people would go 'hmm, seems about right to me' and carry on!
 

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Some people would go 'hmm, seems about right to me' and carry on!
Yep that's me, have used Tulse Hill to change trains occasionally for 25 years on and off (but most passing thought) and I regard this as pretty normal for Tulse Hill. There seem to be a substantial number of locals well known to the Met. The hit and run death 1/2 a mile away the other evening, the police just issued a cropped Met mug shot to the media for the manhunt which said a lot (cropped to make it not look like reused mug shot)
 

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I know one shouldn’t laugh but seeing bloke get tasered just as the PA starts “If you see something that doesn’t look right”.......

I have to say myself and everyone else in our office couldn’t help laugh at the perfect timing of the message. Sort of sums up this country at the moment...
 

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Its all very funny in the Greater London area I’m sure.

I remember the local BTP inspector telling us the number of officers he had at any one time between Sheffield and London. I’m not going to say it on here, but I don’t think you’d be pleasantly surprised.

I’ll move that chip off my shoulder now.
 
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