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| Man guilty of Queen axe charges | Man guilty of Queen axe charges |
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| A judge has told a man found carrying an axe in a crowd of people waiting for the Queen that he was sure he was there for "very serious reasons". | A judge has told a man found carrying an axe in a crowd of people waiting for the Queen that he was sure he was there for "very serious reasons". |
| Daniel Bleazard, 34, was arrested as crowds waited for the royal visit in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in May. | Daniel Bleazard, 34, was arrested as crowds waited for the royal visit in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, in May. |
| Judge Jonathan Durham-Hall QC made his comments after a jury at Bradford Crown Court found Bleazard guilty of a number of offences relating to the incident. | Judge Jonathan Durham-Hall QC made his comments after a jury at Bradford Crown Court found Bleazard guilty of a number of offences relating to the incident. |
| Sentencing was adjourned for psychiatric reports to be prepared. | Sentencing was adjourned for psychiatric reports to be prepared. |
| Felling axe | Felling axe |
| The trial had heard how members of the public outside Huddersfield railway station alerted police because Bleazard seemed to be pushing towards the front. | |
| Officers spotted what they thought was a pick-axe handle but when they grabbed him they found he was carrying a felling axe with a 3ft-long shaft. | Officers spotted what they thought was a pick-axe handle but when they grabbed him they found he was carrying a felling axe with a 3ft-long shaft. |
| The incident happened a short time before the Queen arrived, getting out of her car within a few yards of where Bleazard was arrested. | The incident happened a short time before the Queen arrived, getting out of her car within a few yards of where Bleazard was arrested. |
| On Wednesday, a jury of nine men and three women took just 30 minutes to find him guilty of having an article with a blade and breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. | On Wednesday, a jury of nine men and three women took just 30 minutes to find him guilty of having an article with a blade and breaching an Anti-Social Behaviour Order. |
| He was also found guilty of another charge of having an article with a blade and one of going equipped for theft, relating to a different incident. | He was also found guilty of another charge of having an article with a blade and one of going equipped for theft, relating to a different incident. |
| Risk assessment | Risk assessment |
| Judge Durham-Hall said: "I take the clearest view that that man was in that crowd with that axe amongst those children for very serious reasons indeed." | Judge Durham-Hall said: "I take the clearest view that that man was in that crowd with that axe amongst those children for very serious reasons indeed." |
| He remanded Bleazard in custody saying he was "amazed" the defendant had been given bail in the first place. | He remanded Bleazard in custody saying he was "amazed" the defendant had been given bail in the first place. |
| Ordering a psychiatric report to be prepared, Judge Durham-Hall said: "I also want the probation service to try to get to the bottom of the risk this man poses to the public." | Ordering a psychiatric report to be prepared, Judge Durham-Hall said: "I also want the probation service to try to get to the bottom of the risk this man poses to the public." |
| Bleazard, of Adelphi Road, Huddersfield, had denied all the charges. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 1 February. | Bleazard, of Adelphi Road, Huddersfield, had denied all the charges. He was remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 1 February. |