NSW police confronted this man after he was seen brandishing a meat cleaver at Parramatta Train Station, about 12.45pm on Friday 13 June 2025.
A female officer can be seen following him and demanding that he drop the weapon. At this point, he could have turned around and struck her with the cleaver quite easily. Luckily he made no attempt.
Drawing guns would have carried a large risk to the public, who were milling about in large number around the armed man. There’s also the risk he could strike out to attack them. It’s a very difficult situation.
Eventually, he is tackled by another cop while looking back at the first officer.
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After he was taken down, the female officer questioned the man: ‘What were you planning?’
The handcuffed man replied: ‘What do you mean?’
‘With the knife,’ she said.
‘Fucking no plan,’ the man replied.
She said: ‘No plan? Just carrying a knife through the middle of Parramatta?’
The man was taken to Parramatta Police Station, where he was charged with carrying a knife visible in a public place – causing fear for safety, and hindering or resisting police officers in the execution of duty.