‘Here’s Vasile!’ Cops terrorised in ‘Shining’ style attack

An axeman who terrorised police in a ‘Shining’ style attack when police raided his brothel has been jailed for seven years. As police tried to break in with a battering ram, Vasile Alexandru, 30, smashed the window in the door with the axe showering officers with broken glass. One of the shards caused a puncture wound to a policeman’s wrist. Bearded Alexandru managed to escape from the house in Pelly Road, Plaistow, but was arrested nearby. Snaresbrook Crown Court heard…