Mr Sam Blom-Cooper, in mitigation, said: “Mr Horton has been clear in the limited interactions I have had with him that he wants to be sentenced, that he wants to be punished for the harm that he has done.”He added: “Mr Horton wants a prison sentence. “He wants to learn the Quran off by heart. He wants to learn the Quran from start to finish." Mr Maguire said: "Mr Horton brandished a large kitchen knife towards police in a threatening manner and had to be restrained." Mr Maguire said: "When asked to come back another time, Mr Horton took a handgun from his waistband.

Source: Daily Mirror November 16, 2020 18:53 UTC