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Moment Police Tackle Man Armed with Hatchet and Knife Roaming School Grounds

  • On Tuesday, July 28, Minshull Street Crown Court sentenced Douk Deng, 21, for appearing at Edgar Wood Academy and Holy Family RC and CE College last August armed with a hammer, hatchet, seven-inch kitchen knife, and petrol.
  • South Sudanese national Deng, whose asylum applications were refused three times, became 'increasingly frustrated' that immigration authorities were not providing assistance and sought to 'create a scene for attention' to aid his case.
  • Witnesses reported Deng 'behaving oddly' and 'mumbling' while walking a 'full circuit' around the closed school buildings, which were shuttered for summer, before workmen at each site became concerned and contacted police.
  • Defense lawyer Sara Haque argued Deng was in 'deep distress' after leaving Sudan and his family, and maintained there was no evidence he threatened any individual or held hostility toward children or teachers.
  • Judge Bernadette Baxter ordered Deng to serve up to half his sentence in custody, while urging the Home Office to address his unresolved immigration status rather than leaving him in indefinite limbo.
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The Algemeiner broke the news in New York, United States on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
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