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A dad-of-five who claimed a 'jihadi knifewoman' had terrorised him and his children in an east Hull street has been punished by police.

Barry Oxendale, 38, caused widespread panic when he told his now ex-partner that a "crazy woman all in black" was running down Westcott Street with a knife in her hand shouting "this is for jihadi".

He then claimed police arrived, tasered the woman and threw her into the back of the van - but this has now been revealed as false.

He has now been given a penalty notice for disorder for causing the wasteful employment of police after a team of officers were deployed to Westcott Street to investigate.

Mr Oxendale, who was picking his children up from a nursery in east Hull at the time of the alleged incident, told his ex-girlfriend Sarah Barnett, 30, about what happened.

Terrified, she then posted his story on Facebook, which was then shared hundreds of times.

She said: "I was panicking and I wanted to speak to my daughter to make she was alright. I didn't even know if anything happened".

Miss Barnett claims she received over 70 threatening messages on Facebook following the post, which was later deleted.

After becoming angered by her boyfriend's deceit, she has now ended their relationship.

She said: "I wish people would see things from my point of view. I wrote a status the other day that I was sorry and I just wrote what he had told me.

"I meant no harm to anybody and I would never dream of writing what I wrote unless I thought it was true."

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Miss Barnett says she ended the relationship after checking his phone log and realising he could not have been anywhere near Westcott Street at the time he called the police.

"He said he was near the flats at the bottom of Westcott Street but according to his phone log he can't have been," she said.

"I can't put into words how angry I am but I've just ended a five-and-a-half year relationship over it - I think that sums up how angry I am about it all."

Mr Oxendale's false allegations came on a day when Hull was already on high alert after a school was placed on lockdown following reports of an armed intruder on the grounds and three more were evacuated after hoax bomb scares.

Hull Mosque leader Imam Hafiz Salik has criticised Mr Oxendale's behaviour and branded his actions as 'dangerous'.

"I really condemn this," he said. "I feel like lying itself is a crime so he should be dealt with according to the law.

"Lying about anything and spreading fear to the community should not be allowed.

"I feel that it's dangerous and should be stopped. I've never heard of anything like what that man was describing happening in Hull."

His son, Ateeq Salik, added Mr Oxendale's behaviour is not representative of Hull as he urged people to come together following recent terror attacks in London and Manchester.

The 28-year-old said: "We forgive him for any mistakes he has made and we invite him to come to the Mosque and learn about Islam's position on the sanctity of human life and hopefully he will change his view and not do that again.

"I believe in the people of Hull. I've lived here for over 20 years and I believe this is not representative of the people of Hull.

"It's a testing time in this city and in the UK, and people carry out terror attacks to drive communities apart but the biggest thing we can do is upset their aims by uniting together as a community."

Mr Salik also wanted people to be more cautious about sharing something on social media which has not been verified as true by the police.

He said: "People can become emotionally charged and that can be excused to some extent but it is dangerous if you are not 100 per cent sure.

"Just double check before you post it online because it can spread like wildfire and sometimes they might be true but you can cause harm to members of a particular community.

"We need to highlight and report issues that take place but be extra wary about sharing information that is not true."