A former soldier who stopped Zack Davies as he carried out a brutal, racist attack on a shopper at Tesco told police that it was the “most evil thing he had ever seen” a court heard.
Davies was shouting “this is for Lee Rigby” when he attacked Dr Sarandev Bhambra with a machete and a hammer at the supermarket in Mold in January, a court heard
Zack Davies, who is accused of attempting to murder Dr Bhambra was said to be laughing and shouting “White Power”, “this is revenge” and “this is for Lee Rigby” as he carried out the assault on January 14.
Davies, 26, of Chester Street in Mold, Flintshire admits wounding him with intent to cause grievous bodily harm but he denies the attempted murder charge.
Prosecuting barrister Sion ap Mihangel told Mold Crown Court that ex-soldier, Peter Michael Fuller had popped into Tesco to buy some milk on the day of the attack.
Mr ap Mihangel said Mr Fuller, of Mold, had acted “with true bravery and courage” when he saw the shocking events unfold.
“He (Mr Fuller) was making his way along the home-ware aisle when he heard shouting. He could hear the words; ‘Remember Lee Rigby’ and ‘White Power’.
“His initial thought was that it was children messing around,” the prosecutor told the court.
At that point Mr Fuller saw two men, one a white man with his arm raised above his head before both men disappeared from view.
Mr Fuller walked forward a few paces further to investigate further.
“He saw an Asian male on his knees with a white male standing over him swinging a machete towards the Asian man’s head. He saw one blow land with full force hitting Dr Bhambra in the back and shoulder area.
“The white male continued to swing the machete with full force towards Dr Bhambra’s head. He cannot say how many blows there were, but he is sure that other blows did connect with Dr Bhambra.
“He describes it as being the most evil thing he had ever seen,” Mr ap Mihangel said.
Mr Fuller could see the machete with blood on it, the court was told.
“He (Mr Fuller) said he will never forget the look of fear in his (Dr Bhambra’s) eyes at the time,” the prosecutor said.
Mr Fuller saw Dr Bhambra get to his feet and run away towards the bakery.
The defendant gave chase and had both weapons raised.
Mr Fuller did not move – he himself was in shock, Mr Mihangel told the court.
“A few seconds later the two men returned – again the defendant still had both weapons in his hands. As Dr Bhambra passed Mr Fuller stepped into the defendant’s path in an attempt to prevent him from passing.
“He told him to calm down, it was madness and that he was an ex-soldier himself. “The defendant lowered his weapons and said “I’ve lost it, we’re under attack mate.’”
“Mercifully, Mr Fuller was able to persuade the defendant to place the weapons on the floor and told him to move away from them.
“He stayed with the defendant for about 10 minutes or so until the police arrived. “During that time he told Mr Fuller that he had intended to attack someone in the Post Office but had seen the Asian male (Dr Bhambra) in Tesco.
“Significantly, he also said that ‘You know that you stopped me’,” Mr Mihangel said.
The trial continues.
