KINGSTON, Ont. – A 49-year-old man is facing charges after allegedly waving a sword and threatening to behead a woman who offered him coffee.
Police in Kingston, Ont. say the weekend encounter took place at a local home.
The victim allegedly asked the man if he wanted any coffee or food and soon determined that he had been drinking.
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When she indicated he would have to leave if he didn’t stop drinking, police allege he grabbed a sword from the corner of the room and threatened to cut off her head.
They say he then began waving it at her as she reached for a phone to call police, prompting her to flee the room and take her son along for protection.
Police arrested the man without incident and charged him with assault with a weapon, uttering death threats and possession of a dangerous weapon.
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