By David Young-
A racially abusive man who wielded a knife at a person and carved swastikas into the walls at the Westfield shopping centre has been jailed after threatening someone with a knife and carving swastikas into walls in Stratford – Credit: Metropolitan Police
Andy Koseda, 54, of no fixed address, was sentenced to two years and six months in jail for knife and racial harassment offences at Snaresbrook Crown Court today (May 5).Police officers at the Metropolitan Police attended the scene, where Koseda was racially abusive and threatening towards officers upon his arrest. Following the incident, he was charged and appeared before Snaresbrook Crown Court on Thursday (May 5) for sentencing.
Officers responded to a call to the shopping centre in Stratford on February 15, where Koseda had caused criminal damage by carving swastikas into the walls with a knife..
He was convicted of multiple offences including threatening a person with a knife in a public place; racially aggravated harassment; criminal damage; possession of a knife, and using threatening words to cause harassment.
Koseda was sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment for threatening a person with a knife in a public place, racially aggravated harassment, criminal damage, possession of a knife and using threatening words to cause harassment. He had also admitted the charges at an earlier hearing.