Man With a Knife Causes Alarm in UK Supermarket and Kept Saying One Thing About King Charles
An unsettling Morrisons incident took an unexpected turn after a man carrying a knife was heard making remarks about King Charles.
King Charles may be focused on his latest royal engagements, like the recent Northern Ireland trip, but a bizarre incident from last year has resurfaced after a court heard how an armed supermarket suspect repeatedly mentioned the monarch while causing chaos inside a Morrisons store.
Milad Panjshiri reportedly caused chaos inside a Morrisons in Bradford, West Yorkshire, in 2025 after entering the store carrying a six-inch knife and waving it at a worker. Panic spread inside the store as he knocked bottles from shelves and smashed them on the floor while shocked shoppers watched. Dozens of people, including elderly customers, were escorted out of the busy premises after staff sounded the fire alarm.
Bradford Crown Court heard Panjshiri, an Afghan national, of Deneside Terrace, Bradford, stabbed cans and pushed over shelves full of wine bottles during the December 5 incident. One worker said he was seen tapping the knife against his leg before approaching a female employee and waving the blade at her. During the incident, he was heard saying (via The Sun), “I'm mad with King Charles."
Staff later told police they were left shaken and emotional as they helped confused shoppers make their way out of the supermarket. The court heard some people were unsure how to react as the incident unfolded. Officers were called to the store shortly before 11 AM after reports of a man damaging property with a knife, and Panjshiri was later arrested with the weapon recovered. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison after refusing to leave his cell for the hearing, meaning the case went ahead without him present.
The court heard that prison staff had raised concerns about violence, psychosis, improvised weapons, and his refusal to engage while in custody. Speaking in mitigation, Fuad Arshad told the court that mental health issues played a role in Panjshiri’s behaviour and said there was no evidence he had tried to attack members of the public.
Recorder Tony Watkin 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.” He continued, “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.”
While no explanation was ever provided for Panjshiri's remarks about King Charles, the unusual reference remains one of the more puzzling details to emerge from the case. As for Charles, following his historic visit to the United States, accompanied by Queen Camilla, the monarch made another royal trip to Ireland, where he participated in key events.
