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He said Ibbotson's gang were the aggressors and the teenager, whose violent history included wielding a meat cleaver in a street, was "goading" the smaller group to fight.

Armed with a meat cleaver, he arrived at Hebdo's former offices in the French capital's 11th district, and attacked and seriously wounded two employees of the Premieres Lignes news agency, which has offices nearby.

"Beryl was like a surprise attack, like an ambush," says Cornelius, in a deep baritone voice, over the market's chatter, reggae and thwack of cleavers on chopping boards.

A local butcher had become a Hartlepool hero for staying in his shop as the mob attempted to smash his windows, protecting his meat knives and cleavers from falling into the wrong hands.

A dad said he was convinced he was going to die after his father-in-law hit him on the back of the head with a meat cleaver while he was eating his dinner.