‘It was only a joke’ says gunman

A civil engineering student accused of trying to shoot dead a Hasidic Jewish man with a modified revolver claims it was an ‘extreme practical joke’, a court heard. Immanuel Oyewo, 20, chased Zeev Levy, in his 50s, along the road in Stamford Hill, north London and pointed the loaded airgun at his head on 17 February. Wearing a crash helmet, Oyewo allegedly made a ‘jerking motion’ with the classic revolver as his terrified victim turned to run away. Oyewo admits…