THIS is the terrifying moment a uni drop-out allegedly attacked four cops with a kitchen knife – before blaming it on a cannabis high. A court heard how Alex Traykov, 20, called 999 to report a fictitious fight before lunging at the PCs on his doorstep when they arrived. One cop was left with a […]
THIS is the terrifying moment a uni drop-out allegedly attacked four cops with a kitchen knife – before blaming it on a cannabis high.
A court heard how Alex Traykov, 20, called 999 to report a fictitious fight before lunging at the PCs on his doorstep when they arrived.
One cop was left with a sliced hand – while another was treated for knife wounds to his face and neck.
Failed Winchester University student Traykov told jurors how his “very strong” high made him do things “without actually thinking about it.”
He said: He said: “It was not a normal high I was experiencing… It was very strong and I lost concentration. I was moving and doing things without actually thinking about it.
“At the time it was amusing to me, but now I can say for certain it was not funny at all.”
It was not a normal high I was experiencing.. It was very strong and I lost concentration. I was moving and doing things without actually thinking about it.
Alex Traykov
“I have felt terrible since I came to prison and I have thought about it every day, tried to reason and live with it.
“I thought about the officers, how they were injured, and now I have seen them in court it’s 10 times worse for me.
Jurors heard how Traykov allegedly attacked PC Istarlin Said-Ali, 31, slicing her hand as she tried to protect her face.
He then allegedly ran at the other officers, lunging at PC Rafal Zedziora, 34, inflicting a 4cm cut to his face and slashing the back of his neck.
He reportedly then 40-year-old PC Ben Thomson’s arm before he was tasered to the ground by PC Launa Watkins, 39.
Traykov also told the court he had previously suffered from depression and anxiety – dropping out of university to pursue a music career to his mother’s “disappointment”.
He denies four charges of attempted murder, three of wounding with intent, and one of attempted wounding with intent.
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