In Cardiff, Greggs employees locked themselves in after a man brandished a hammer during a theft, leading to a police confrontation.
Cardiff: So, there was this wild incident at a Greggs shop. Staff had to lock themselves in after a guy named Sudan Murray pulled a hammer on them. He had just stolen a sandwich and a drink when things got really out of hand.
Murray, 43, started shouting at the staff and then whipped out a hammer from his bag. He even hurled racial slurs at them, saying he’d come back for them. Can you imagine how scared they must have been? They locked the doors and called the police right away.
When the police arrived, they tried to talk to him, but he wasn’t having it. He ended up throwing punches at the officers, which is just insane. They got hurt a bit, but eventually, they found the hammer in his bag. It’s just crazy to think that someone would act like that.
And it didn’t stop there. Just a week later, he attacked a receptionist at an apartment complex for no reason. He was all over the place, smashing things and hitting people. It’s like he was on a rampage.
Murray has a pretty long criminal record, and it seems like he’s been struggling a lot, especially with homelessness and drugs. His lawyer said he’s trying to change, but it’s hard to see how that’ll play out after all this chaos.
In the end, the judge decided to give him a community order instead of jail time, which is a bit surprising. He’ll have to do some rehabilitation, but it’s a chance for him to turn things around. Let’s hope he takes it seriously this time.
