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Oxford man charged with attempted murder in sword and vehicle attack case

Romario Qatja, 31, faces attempted murder and other charges, while seven co-defendants are charged with offences including affray and weapon possession.

3 reports on this incident · first at Sep 11, 2026, 1:23 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 a.m. ETWritten Sep 11, 2026, 2:22 a.m. ET
Romario Qatja, 31, of Pipkin Way, Oxford, has been with attempted murder, according to a report by thisisoxfordshire.co.uk. He is also with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, affray, wounding with intent, and having an offensive weapon, namely a sword, the outlet reported. Seven other defendants are in connection with the case. Samyan Khdir, 21, of Poplar High Street, London, and Eyub Hussani, 25, of Warley Avenue, Dagenham, are with having offensive weapons, namely a sword and a long piece of wood, respectively. Gabriel Dos Santos, 28, of Richmond Road, Oxford; Arger Poleshi, 20, of no fixed abode; Armanto Tzourtzi, 24, of no fixed abode; Indrit Ndoj, 35, of St Martins Road, Oxford; and Fiqiri Noka, 27, of Mogridge Drive, Oxford, are each with affray. The case is at the charging stage and has not been resolved. All charges are allegations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The date of the incident has not been established.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 11, 2026, 1:52 a.m. ET

    Oxford man charged in sword and vehicle attack case

    Romario Qatja, 31, of Pipkin Way, Oxford, has been charged with attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, affray, and wounding with intent, according to thisisoxfordshire.co.uk. The charges were brought by the government in connection with an incident in Oxford.

    Qatja has also been charged with having an offensive weapon, namely a sword, and having an offensive weapon, namely a long piece of wood, the outlet reported. The case has seen eight people charged in total, including Samyan Khdir, 21, of Poplar High Street, London; Eyub Hussani, 25, of Warley Avenue, Dagenham; Gabriel Dos Santos, 28, of Richmond Road, Oxford; Arger Poleshi, 20, of no fixed abode; Armanto Tzourtzi, 24, of no fixed abode; Indrit Ndoj, 35, of St Martins Road, Oxford; and Fiqiri Noka, 27, of Mogridge Drive, Oxford.

    Qatja is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. The other defendants are also presumed innocent. The cases remain pending.

  2. Sep 11, 2026, 1:23 a.m. ETFirst report

    Eight charged over Oxford incident

    Eight people have been charged in connection with an incident in Oxford, according to This Is Oxfordshire. The case is at the charging stage and no trial has yet taken place; the charges are allegations and all defendants are presumed innocent.

    The government alleges Romario Qatja committed attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, affray, and wounding with intent. Samyan Khdir and Eyub Hussani possessed offensive weapons. Gabriel Dos Santos, Arger Poleshi, Armanto Tzourtzi, Indrit Ndoj, and Fiqiri Noka committed affray, This Is Oxfordshire reported.

    The charges include attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, affray, wounding with intent, and having an offensive weapon, namely a sword, and having an offensive weapon, namely a long piece of wood, according to This Is Oxfordshire.

    The date of the incident has not been established from the available facts.

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