Victim stabbed in calf and kneck in ‘violent’ Taplow assault

A man has been sentenced for a “violent” assault in Taplow. Muhammad Adnan, aged 29, of The Normans, Slough, was sentenced to six years imprisonment on June 19 at Amersham Law Court.

A jury unanimously found Adnan guilty of one count each of S18 grievous bodily harm with intent and common assault. On June 10, 2022, the victim, a man in his forties, was finishing his night shift at the Shell Garage in Bath Road at 6am.

Adnan arrived for his shift and asked his colleague to help him with a ‘stuck office door’. Adnan also told the store manager to stay on the tills to keep him away.

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When the victim went to open the stuck door, Adnan pulled a large kitchen knife on the victim and shouted at him stating he would kill him. Adnan tried to stab the victim multiple times in the chest, but the victim managed to deflect most of them.

The store manager tried to disarm Adnan but he stabbed the victim in his calf and cut his knee. The store manager eventually managed to disarm Adnan but he picked up a kitchen fork and stabbed at the victim’s neck and other areas.

Adnan also threw a bottle of mayonnaise at a customer who intervened. The owner of the petrol station arrived at the scene and the situation calmed.

However, Adnan lied to officers about what had happened, so the full extent was not known to police. The victim suffered wounds to his calf, which required 12 stitches and orthopaedic treatment to remove blood clots, and to his knee, which required two stitches.

Adnan then fled to Pakistan but Thames Valley Police officers and officers from the Metropolitan Police Service arrested him when his return flight landed at Heathrow Airport on July 25, 2022. He was charged the next day – July 26.

Investigating officer Detective Constable Bradley Haynes, said: “This was a violent and shocking incident; Thames Valley Police takes all knife crime seriously and will investigate it as such. Tackling knife crime is a top priority and we will continue to robustly target and pursue those who think it’s acceptable to carry a knife.

“The sentence issued is justice for the victim and will allow him some closure from the assault that took place. Our communities play a vital role in our efforts to proactively tackle violence.

“We need information about people carrying knives in the area. If anyone has information about knives or violence in Taplow, please report it to us by calling 101 or by making a report on our website. Alternatively, you can provide information anonymously to independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.”