A man who shot two people in separate random attacks using a high-powered hunting crossbow, leaving one man with a ruptured artery, has been given a hospital order.
Andrew Ramdeen, 30, of Northwood, carried out the unprovoked attacks in West London, shooting a 33-year-old man in the torso from six feet with a crossbow bolt in Pield Heath Road, Uxbridge, just after 8pm on September 14 2020.
The man survived the attack but suffered a ruptured aortic artery, punctured internal organs, and lost five litres of blood. The Metropolitan Police said his life was “undoubtedly saved” due to the expertise and skill of medical staff.
Andrew Ramdeen who was sentenced to a section 37 hospital order
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A month earlier Ramdeen shot a 19-year-old man from 146ft at just before 10.30pm in The Greenway. The bolt sliced the victim’s ear before striking a parked car.
Police said the victim’s injury was not life-threatening but a slight variation in the course of the bolt “could have been fatal”.
On Friday, (January 28) Ramdeen, of Green Lane, Northwood, was sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court to a section 37 hospital order after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent, the PA news agency reports.
The white van used in attacks was traced to Andrew Ramdeen
The judge said he considered Randeem dangerous and that, had a hospital order not been an option, he would have passed a sentence of 14 years and nine months.
Detectives linked the two incidents by the location and weapon used, with witnesses describing a white van without a registration number leaving the scene on both occasions.
The van used was a company delivery vehicle fitted with a tracking device, which identified Ramdeen as the attacker.
Ramdeen was arrested on September 21 2020. When officers searched his address they found an Anglo Arms Panther 175lb hunting crossbow, with bolts matching those from the attacks.
CCTV also revealed him entering the property with the weapon.
The motivation behind the attacks has never been fully established.
Detective Inspector Daniel McInerney said: “It’s no exaggeration to say that in both instances the difference between life and death was but a matter of millimetres.
“If the variation of the bolts had been ever so slightly different, two sets of families would have lost a loved one and we’d have been looking at two very different investigations.
“It’s pure good fortune that the second victim was so close to a hospital. The doctors and nurses saved this man’s life.”
He added: “Though Randeem’s motive has never been established, the judge has been clear that he is considered a danger to the public and he has been sentenced appropriately.”
It is an offence for anyone under 18 to purchase or possess a crossbow and for anyone to sell a crossbow to someone aged under 18.
Crossbows may also be considered offensive weapons and are prohibited from being carried in a public place without lawful authority or reasonable excuse.
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