A Stonehaven man who called his doctor’s office and told staff he was ready to “take someone hostage” is “engaging well” with court-ordered supervision.
Henry Evans, 22, spoke to the female receptionist at Stonehaven Medical Centre and warned her he was “ready for the kill” and wanted to “taste human blood”.
As the woman tried to calm Evans down and keep him on the call he announced he would “cut out” people’s tongues and “gouge their eyes out”.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard that Evans was eventually found by police in a garden holding a knife, where he stated he was “going to kill everyone”.
‘I have stolen a knife from my mum’
Fiscal depute Victoria Kerr previously told the court that at around 2.30pm on January 30 this year Evans called the surgery and told her people were “out to batter him” and that he was “ready for the kill” and “armed up”.
“He then told her: ‘I have stolen a knife from my mum’ and ‘I have deodorant and I’m ready to make a flame with it’,” Ms Kerr said.
As the receptionist continued to speak to Evans, he disclosed he had “boiling water” which he would throw on someone and that he was “ready to take someone hostage”.
At that point, the receptionist called the police but kept Evans on the line where he made further threats to “kill” and that he wanted to “taste human blood”.
He also told her he may “cut out people’s tongues” and “gouge their eyes out”.
Evans talked for some time about how he “loved Adolf Hitler” before hanging up the phone.
‘He is already on supervision and is engaging well with that’
Police officers found Evans in the rear garden of a home in Stonehaven where they found him holding a knife to his neck, stating that he was “going to kill everyone and himself”.
He added: “And get me some f****** money!”
Evan admitted two charges of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.
His defence agents said that when police arrived they had done so primarily to deal with Evans’ mental health issues, but that things had escalated and he was taken straight to Royal Cornhill Hospital.
Defence agent Chris Maitland said his client, who appeared very anxious in the dock, had been caused “some concern” by media coverage of the incident.
“He is already on supervision and is engaging well with that,” he added. “He has been completing hours of unpaid work as well and has been referred to an occupational therapist.”
Sheriff Margaret Hodge placed Evans, of Woodview Court, Stonehaven, under the supervision of social workers for one year.
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