Knife, Hammer, and Petrol at School | Leeds News

Leeds News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 29, 2026 · 1m

A man was arrested at a UK school clutching weapons including a knife, hammer, and hatchet, after acting strangely days prior—vandalizing school equipment and sparking fears he was staging a dramatic protest over his asylum rejections. Having applied three times and been denied each time, he claimed his actions were a cry for help, not violence, stemming from trauma of leaving Sudan and failing to support his family. Though psychiatric reports found no major mental illness, he was jailed two years for weapons possession and criminal damage. The judge urged the Home Office to reconsider his…