In this episode of the wakizashi series, I craft the saya (scabbard) for my blade using linden wood, known for its ease of ...

The New Zealand-based family of Andrew Rowland-Stuartman, killed by his wife with a samurai sword in the UK, have thanked a UK court.

A woman killed her husband with a samurai sword. Andrew Rowland-Stuart, 70, was found dead at his flat in Lavender Street, Brighton, on the evening of May 27 last year.

He remains in custody for questioning. "A samurai sword was also recovered." They continued: "We take knife crime and carrying a weapon seriously.

Joanna Rowland-Stuart, who was ruled unfit to plead, attacked Andrew Rowland-Stuart with a sword.

A woman killed her husband with a samurai sword, “stabbing and slicing him” more than 50 times before replacing the sword in its sheath on a stand, a court heard.

July 21, 2025 at 4:37pm BST A woman killed her husband with a samurai sword, “stabbing and slicing him” more than 50 times before replacing the sword in its sheath on a stand, a court heard.