Attacker in court; TILE CROSS: Woman injured with sword.Byline: By Paul Beard Paul Beard (October 14, 1904 - June 9, 2002) was an author and was the president of the College of Psychic Studies[1] based in London, England for sixteen years. The organization was devoted to finding in spiritualism evidence of life after death. A MAN who injured a young woman during an attack in the street with a Samurai samurai (sä'm  rī`), knights of feudal Japan, retainers of the daimyo. This aristocratic warrior class arose during the 12th-century wars between the Taira and Minamoto clans and was sword has been given a community sentence after spending four
months in custody on remand To send back.A higher court may remand a case to a lower court so that the lower court will take a certain action ordered by the higher court. A prisoner who is remanded into custody is sent back to prison subsequent to a Preliminary Hearing before a tribunal or magistrate . Ben Ford, 20, of Chaynes Grove, Tile Cross Tile Cross is an area in the east of the city of Birmingham, England. It is a small area with a shopping centre on the borders of the Meadway, Marston Green and The Radleys. , pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown court to wounding victim Lucy Hughes. The attack happened in July 2 004 but the case had been delayed because Ford had twice been given bail and twice absconded. Prosecutor Kristina Montgomery said that Lucy had been out in Leamington Spa and was walking home with three friends at about 1.30am when they passed Ford. He was with two women and, possibly trying to show off to them, said something to the group. Words were exchanged before Lucy and her friends carried on walking. But Ford continued to speak to them from behind, so Lucy turned and asked him what he was doing, and why he was being so foolish. That led to blows between Ford and one of her group, and Ford, who got the worse of the exchange, then walked to a nearby house where he was staying at the time. Shortly afterwards Lucy and her friends had almost got home when Ford re-appeared and approached them brandishing a Samurai sword. He raised it above his head and went towards them. There was a struggle during which Lucy tried to grab the handle of the sword as Ford brought the blade down, and the blade caused a wound to her hand. John Edwards, defending, handed the Judge a letter from Ford, and pointed out that he had been in custody since September, which was the equivalent of an eight-month sentence. Ford was given community rehabilitation for 12 months. |
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