Samurai sword maniac jailed after terrifying street attack on hero who stepped in to save strangers
Aaron Messenbird, 32, was jailed for 12 months after admitting threatening strangers with a samurai sword and assaulting a bystander who intervened to shield them, leaving the victim with rib injuries and a damaged…Aaron Messenbird attacked his victim — who suffered rib injuries and a hand wound requiring specialist treatment — before a second bystander intervened and he fled.
Aaron Messenbird, 32, has been jailed for 12 months at Aylesbury Crown Court after raising a samurai sword at a group of strangers by a van in Milton Keynes and then turning on the bystander who stepped in to shield them. The victim suffered rib injuries and hand wounds, including a damaged tendon that needed specialist treatment, before a second member of the public intervened and Messenbird fled.
Messenbird admitted carrying a bladed article, threatening with it, and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
Attack unfolded around 9.05pm on 30 July; he was arrested on 5 August and charged next day.
Officer hopes the custodial sentence shows the community 'violent offending involving weapons will not be tolerated'.
