Armed police stopped a man wearing medieval fancy dress and carrying a toy sword during his daily exercise in a park.
Three officers from the firearms unit were called after members of the public spotted the man, armed with what appeared to be a sword, at a park in Cardiff.
The man was confronted at gunpoint at Hendre Lake Park in St Mellons on Wednesday afternoon and told to put down the 'weapon'. But police discovered the sword was fake and a part of the man's costume.
Medical technician Mike James, 31, was walking around the lake with his wife Heather, 32, and son Theo, three, at the time.
"The whole thing was really surreal. He looked like something out of Assassin's Creed," Mike said.
"We saw this guy walking around in this knight's outfit and carrying a sword. I thought he must be an actor or something so I didn't think much more of it.
"About five minutes later the armed police turned up.
Mike had his camera with him to take pictures of his son riding his bike and the ducks in the lake when he captured the drama.
He said: "The police ordered him to put the sword down and then they confronted him.
"They had a chat with him for a couple of minutes and apparently the guy told them he was trying out a new outfit and he was walking around the lake to get used to the weight.
"The armed police were good as gold and even had a picture with him afterwards before letting him go on his way.
"I don't know what the sword was made from but it looked real enough.
"The outfit did look heavy. I'm not sure it was proper chain mail but it made a real tinny noise as he was walking past."
A spokeswoman for South Wales Police later said: "At 3.10pm on Wednesday, May 13, South Wales Police received a report from a member of the public that a man was seen at Hendre Lakes in Cardiff with a sword.
"Officers were deployed to the scene where they located a young man who was in fancy dress carrying a toy sword. No criminal offences were committed and the man was given suitable advice."
The man involved has now spoken out to give his side of the story, which you can read here.
