Solihull thug threatened to kill the manager of a sandwich shop because his food was taking too long to prepare
A DISGRUNTLED customer armed with a hammer threatened to kill a Midland sandwich shop manager because he had to wait too long for his baguette, a court heard.
Kamsan Chung waved the hammer at Mehmet Bolat at the French Connection Baguette House on Solihull High Street, in January last year, and accused him of being racist.
Chung, 46, of Frankton Close, Solihull, admitted possessing an offensive weapon at Warwick Crown Court, and was jailed for nine months.
Robert Hodgkinson, prosecuting, said Chung complained of waiting too long after he ordered and paid for a baguette and a jacket potato.
He said Chung was given his money back but returned to the store and threatened Mr Bolat, who had been preparing food, with a hammer he had in his bag. Mr Hodgkinson said Chung, holding the weapon in his hand, pushed and kicked a door and repeatedly shouted that he would kill Mr Bolat.
Chung was later arrested on a bus.
When interviewed, he said he was angry because people behind him had been served first.
Mr Hodgkinson said that, after being bailed, Chung was given a conditional discharge for using racist language at Birmingham’s Star City casino.
Eugene Hickey, defending, said: “He believed he was being overlooked, but maybe that was a wrong impression because of people collecting telephoned orders and the type of food he had ordered.”
Mr Hickey said Chung had mental health issues.He added: “Ugly as it was, no-one was hurt. This seems to have been just a complete loss of temper.”
Jailing Chung, Recorder Andrew Lockhart QC told him: “It was Solihull High Street in the middle of the day.
“You took a hammer and held it as though you were going to strike the window and shouted to the manager more than once: ‘I am going to kill you’. You have a problem with racism and your perception of it. Your offending is linked to your anger around gambling.”
