A Whalley Range man who attacked members of the public armed with a machete has been jailed for eight years
Jamal Walker-Bailey aged 26, of Burford Road was found guilty of two counts of attempted Grievous Bodily Harm after a trial at Manchester Crown Court
The court heard that police were called to Whalley Range 23 January this year to reports of a man armed with a machete and attacking members of the public and their vehicles.
He was tasered and was subsequently arrested.Due to comments made by Walker-Bailey during the incident and his arrest, the CPS submitted to the court during trial that the offences committed may have a terrorism connection.
This submission from the CPS was accepted by the judge and is reflected in the sentence which has been passed.
Detective Superintendent Ben Cottam, Head of Investigations for CTPNW, said: “Walker-Bailey went on a rampage armed with a machete – fortunately no-one was seriously injured.
“He approached innocent members of the public and, completely unprovoked, violently assaulted them. He then turned his focus to vehicles and smashed the window of a car with a machete when it approached a crossing before doing the same to a police car once it arrived on scene.
“His actions put members of the public and police officers at risk, and violence such as this has no place on our streets. He is quite rightly starting a lengthy term in prison and we’re grateful to the judge for the sentence passed.”
