Knife-wielding Afghan asylum seeker goes on rampage in Morrisons as terrified staff are forced to evacuate shoppers

By JOSHUA HAINING, NEWS REPORTER Published: 10:44, 22 May 2026 | Updated: 10:55, 22 May 2026 A knife-wielding Afghan asylum seeker went on a rampage in Morrisons forcing terrified staff to evacuate shoppers. Milad Panjshiri, 22, stormed into the supermarket in Bradford, West Yorkshire, clutching a six-inch knife before threatening a worker and trashing the aisles.  Footage shows Panjshiri knocking wine bottle shelves over, as he walked through the store, littering the shop floor with smashed glass. He even used the knife to stab cans during the rampage on December 5 last year, Bradford Crown Court heard.  One worker said he was 'tapping the knife on his leg' before he approached a female colleague and waved the knife at her.  While rampaging down the aisles, it is understood Panjshiri said: 'I'm mad with King Charles.'  Amid fears for the public's safety, staff sounded the fire alarm and ushered dozens of shoppers out of the store. Staff told police they were in tears and panicked as they evacuated terrified shoppers out of the store as the chaos unfolded.  Police were called at about 11.00am to reports of a man with a knife damaging supermarket property. Panjshiri was then arrested and the weapon seized. Milad Panjshiri, 22, stormed into Morrisons in Bradford, West Yorkshire, holding a six-inch knife he used to stab cans and threaten staff with The Afghan national pushed wine bottle shelves over and stabbed cans during the rampage while terrified staff evacuated customers The Afghan national, who lives in Bradford, refused to leave his prison cell for sentencing which was served in his absence. Mitigating the case, Faud Arshad said mental health issues were a factor in Panjshiri's rampage and he told the court there was no evidence to suggest he attempted to attack a member of the public.  Sentencing Panjshiri to 18 months in prison, the judge said the case was 'a very troubling offence' and 'something in the way of a rampage'. He said: 'He was brandishing that knife in a public place, and there can't be that many more serious examples of offending of this nature than what happened on that day. 'No doubt because of other incidents that have occurred both the staff and members of the public will have had a heightened awareness of something like this occurring.' No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.