A NEWHALL man has been found guilty of assaulting a woman and being in possession of a number of offensive weapons including a samurai sword.

Aquib Kazmi, aged 48, of Langdale Street, Newhall was found guilty of the following at Chelmsford magistrates court.

On May 9th, 2026 at Harlow, assaulted a woman by beating her.

On May 9th, 2026 at Harlow, possessed in private, a weapon to which section 141 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988 applied, namely a samurai sword with blade length of approximately 65cm.

On May 9th, 2026 at Harlow, used or threatened unlawful violence towards other persons and your conduct was such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety.

He has been remanded on conditional bail. Next hearing is scheduled for August 3rd, 2026.