Martin_Naylor published Firearms unit called to YMCA in Derby as man takes hostage in...

A firearms unit had to be called to a YMCA in Derby after man barricaded himself in and took a hostage.Jude Murphy assaulted his hostage and blocked officers from entering the room, telling them he had a knife and would stab him if they tried to get in.A court was told how the 38-year-old was finally calmed down when the officers put the door in and arrested him.Now he has been handed a suspended jail term, with a judge saying he hoped he "would be proven wrong" despite Murphy having a...