- Offender purchased the weapon from a supermarket in Morisset on Thursday
- Police said he held it up against the 75-year-old woman’s back as he was leaving
- Nearby officer drew her firearm and ordered him to drop the knife – but he didn’t
- He eventually let the woman go, was tasered by police after waving knife around
A man has been tasered after threatening an elderly woman with a knife in the NSW Lake Macquarie region.
The offender bought the weapon from a supermarket in Morisset on Thursday afternoon before holding it up against the 75-year-old woman’s back as he was leaving, police say.
A nearby officer drew her firearm and ordered him to drop the knife, but he refused.
The offender held a knife against the back of an elderly woman in a supermarket (stock image)
He eventually let the woman go but continued to wave the knife as he tried to leave the mall.
The officers shot him with a taser before taking him to Toronto Police Station.
The man was then taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment for an injury to his head, but was later charged with going armed with intent, using a weapon to avoid apprehension, wielding a knife in a public place, affray and common assault.
He’s been refused bail and is due to appear in Toronto Local Court on Friday.
Officers tasered the man and he was taken to John Hunter Hospital (picture, stock image)
The offender waved the knife around before officers tasered him (stock image of a taser gun)
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