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Police appeal for witnesses after ‘crossbow’ fired at Paisley home

An apparent crossbow attack is being investigated by the police. Officers were called out after what is described as a “spiked object” was found lodged in a window in a house in the Gallowhill area of Paisley. The incident occurred at about 9.10pm ...

23 May 2022 at 14:38

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Crossbow attacker wounds police officer guarding Israel’s embassy in Serbia

An attacker with a crossbow has wounded a Serbian police officer guarding the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, Serbia’s interior ministry said. The officer responded by fatally shooting the attacker. Both Serbian and Israeli officials said that ...

29 Jun 2024 at 15:04

Stars Wars fan who aimed to kill late Queen exchanged sex talk with AI chat bot

A Star Wars obsessed teenage “assassin” exchanged more than 5,000 sexually charged messages with an AI chat bot before he set out on a mission to kill the late Queen, a court has heard. Former supermarket worker Jaswant Singh Chail was ...

06 Jul 2023 at 13:00

Crossbow victim alive with bolt in chest when police arrived, inquest told

Crossbow attack victim alive with bolt in chest when police arrived – Inquest

The daughter of BBC racing commentator John Hunt, who died after an attack at her home, was still alive and had a crossbow bolt in her chest when police arrived, the opening of an inquest has heard. Hannah Hunt, 28, was able to text ...

30 Jul 2024 at 13:09

John Hunt says messages of support ‘like a hug’ following family crossbow deaths

BBC racing commentator John Hunt has told friends that every message of support “feels like a hug” following the deaths of his wife and two daughters in a crossbow attack, a colleague has said. Matt Chapman, an ITV commentator, ...

26 Jul 2024 at 11:44

Officers were ‘covered in blood’ after Pc shot with a crossbow

A police officer who was shot by a man with a crossbow said he lost so much blood that his colleagues were “covered” in it. On Wednesday, a sentencing hearing at Aylesbury Crown Court heard police had been called after Jason ...

20 Aug 2025 at 18:06

Man jailed after ‘hunting down police’ with crossbow

A man who stabbed a neighbour and shot an officer with a crossbow after attempting to “hunt down” police has been jailed. On Wednesday, Aylesbury Crown Court heard Jason King had stabbed neighbour Alistair Mahwuto with a ...

20 Aug 2025 at 20:07

Windsor Castle crossbow ‘assassin’ admitted having ‘harsh purpose’

A self-styled Star Wars assassin admitted being on a mission with a “harsh purpose” after being arrested in the grounds of Windsor Castle, a court has heard. On Christmas Day 2021, Jaswant Singh Chail was detained after ...

13 Sept 2023 at 16:27

Man arrested over east London crossbow attacks released under investigation

A man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were injured by crossbow bolts in east London has been released under investigation. The Metropolitan Police said its investigation into the “awful ...

19 Mar 2024 at 17:18

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two injured with crossbow

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after two people were injured by crossbow bolts in east London. The 47-year-old was carrying a knuckle duster and “a bottle containing a substance” when ...

18 Mar 2024 at 11:04

Watchdog launches probe into police shooting of man carrying crossbow

The police watchdog has launched an investigation into the shooting of a man armed with a crossbow in Buckinghamshire. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was looking into the ...

23 May 2024 at 14:14

Lethal weapons found at house where man was shot dead by police in London

Crossbows, a knife, a sword and a hatchet were found in a house where a man was shot dead by police in south London. Police were called to the address in Bywater Place, Surrey Quays, just before ...

30 Jan 2024 at 22:07

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