Ilie Preda, 56, of no fixed address, left members of the public terrified when he walked around the Kingsbury area with a plastic imitation gun. At around 4pm on April 8, 2021, police received two calls saying they had a real gun pointed at them. He then walked towards me while imitating the fire action.”Another man said: “I thought he would kill me or someone else. Preda said he had been at a children’s party and was carrying toy gun for his son in a carrier bag. The girls told Preda to back off and then when the train arrived at Wimbledon they tried to get off.

Source: The Times December 13, 2023 16:29 UTC