The Axe man ......
Do you remember the story on PPRuNe about a guy running amok with an axe, aboard a small plane in northern Norway last year, almost causing it to crash.......
the guy involved now has 17 years to think about it!!! .....
from Reuters ....
"March 10, 2005
A Norwegian court sentenced an Algerian man to 17 years in jail on Thursday for running amok with an ax aboard a small plane in northern Norway last year and almost causing it to crash.
Bouteraa, 34, had argued he should be acquitted, saying he had been temporarily insane when he attacked and injured the two pilots on the Kato Air flight. The plane was carrying nine people including the pilots and Bouteraa.
Bouteraa said he would appeal.
The court ruled that Bouteraa was neither psychotic nor suffering from other mental illness, NRK public radio said. Bouteraa had said he was depressed after his asylum application had been rejected by Norwegian authorities.
Two other passengers overpowered Bouteraa and the pilots managed to land the plane with the cockpit splattered with blood.
Bouteraa denied he had planned the attack, saying he had a small ax in his bags because he had planned to go fishing. The luggage of the passengers on the flight, from the town of Narvik to Bodoe, was not checked.
The 17 year sentence matched the demands of the prosecutor who had accused Bouteraa of attempting a suicide attack. Norway's stiffest sentence for any crime is 21 years.
(Reuters)"