machete

The celery harvest in California’s Salinas Valley has been described as “ballet with a machete.”

“He sent me videos of him with a machete… he was waving it around. Then there were voice messages saying that they were going to catch me and stab me.”

He was found guilty in June this year of torture, overseeing public amputations by machete and the brutal floggings of residents, including children.

The Home Office underestimated how many zombie knives and machetes would be surrendered ahead of a recent ban, documents show.

The neighbourhood was cordoned off after residents barricaded streets, some armed with machetes and makeshift weapons, in an apparent effort to prevent a gang invasion.