Portsmouth removal man threatened with an 'air rifle' and has van smashed up with 'sword'
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Oscar Wheatland, from Portsmouth, had been called to do a straightforward removal job on Monday morning in Bishop’s Waltham.
But instead he was sworn at and chased by an unhappy family member who threatened: ‘You will be dead in a minute.’
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Hide AdFootage recorded by the 22-year-old filmed the ordeal show the aggressive man using what is believed to be a sword, smashing Oscar’s van windows and slashing the tyres.
Oscar told The News: ‘I turned up at 11.20am and said hello to the family and the man just lunged at me and swore. He chased me and I couldn’t get to my van. He kept standing in the way and chasing me when I tried to get to my van.
‘I was absolutely terrified.’
Oscar told The News that he ran to the main road and flagged down a passing driver to help him call the police after his phone battery died.
He added: ‘I am really worried by it all. I was just doing a job.
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Hide Ad‘I usually go to jobs on my own but I am quite worried now.’
A Go Fund Me page, set up by a friend, has raised £235 for the repairs Oscar had to make to his van so he could leave the cul-de-sac.
Police confirmed a 43-year-old man from Bishop’s Waltham has been arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, possession of a firearm without a certificate and having a prohibited weapon.
A number of weapons were seized by officers. The suspect was also arrested on suspicion of criminal damage, affray and producing class B drugs.
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Hide AdA police spokesman said: ‘We were called to an incident at 11.52am on Monday to reports of a man brandishing an offensive weapon at an address in Bishops Waltham.
‘Upon arrival, a number of offensive weapons were located at a property – these were subsequently seized by officers.
‘He was released on conditional bail until Monday, March 1, pending further enquiries.’