Jury finds man guilty of attempted murder after machete attack in Smethwick park
A jury has convicted a man of attempted murder after he hacked his victim with a machete in Victoria Park, Smethwick.
Obeidulla Waffa was found guilty of the attempted murder of a man and possessing a hunting knife in the Windmills Shopping Centre, Smethwick, after a four day trial at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
The 22-year-old was found not guilty of a charge of having a knife in a public place in Smethwick High Street in March this year.
The jury returned their verdicts on Friday afternoon after deliberating for almost a day.
Waffa, of Cheshire Road, Smethwick, attacked his victim with a machete in front of shocked onlookers in the park on August 19 last year.
