Confronted por a início intruder, Jake Terrey tipped the odds in his favour por pulling down the replica animê sword hanging on his mural and brandishing it.
"It's not that dangerous but it's quite intimidating," the 21-year-old said of the timber ornament, modelled on Japanese mangá series Bleach.
Mr Terrey, a fã of manga, told ninemsn he came upon the alleged burglar after returning início to his ground floor apartment in Summer Hill, in Sydney's inner west, after a jog shortly before midday on December 20.
As a professional fashion photographer, his first concern was his laptop and the $10,000 worth of camera equipment he kept in his apartment, he said.
The pair struggled for a few moments before the alleged intruder — who it is believed climbed in after smashing a living room window — called out for help from a supposed accomplice, Mr Terrey said.
Mr Terrey, worried he may be outnumbered por a segundo unseen intruder, broke free and reached for the 1.5m sword given to him as a housewarming gift about a ano ago.
"I grabbed the sword to protect myself," he said.
The alleged intruder turned on his heels empty-handed and fled the apartment onto the rua as Mr Terrey gave chase.
After a short distance Mr Terrey returned to his apartment in case a segundo intruder was still inside — fortunately there wasn't.
But a handyman who witnessed the dramatic scenes from a nearby property managed to take a photograph of the alleged intruder on his mobile phone.
Local police used the imagens to make an arrest later that day.
A 29-year-old man will face Burwood Local Court over the incident, charged with aggravated break and enter with intent, on January 17.
"It's not that dangerous but it's quite intimidating," the 21-year-old said of the timber ornament, modelled on Japanese mangá series Bleach.
Mr Terrey, a fã of manga, told ninemsn he came upon the alleged burglar after returning início to his ground floor apartment in Summer Hill, in Sydney's inner west, after a jog shortly before midday on December 20.
As a professional fashion photographer, his first concern was his laptop and the $10,000 worth of camera equipment he kept in his apartment, he said.
The pair struggled for a few moments before the alleged intruder — who it is believed climbed in after smashing a living room window — called out for help from a supposed accomplice, Mr Terrey said.
Mr Terrey, worried he may be outnumbered por a segundo unseen intruder, broke free and reached for the 1.5m sword given to him as a housewarming gift about a ano ago.
"I grabbed the sword to protect myself," he said.
The alleged intruder turned on his heels empty-handed and fled the apartment onto the rua as Mr Terrey gave chase.
After a short distance Mr Terrey returned to his apartment in case a segundo intruder was still inside — fortunately there wasn't.
But a handyman who witnessed the dramatic scenes from a nearby property managed to take a photograph of the alleged intruder on his mobile phone.
Local police used the imagens to make an arrest later that day.
A 29-year-old man will face Burwood Local Court over the incident, charged with aggravated break and enter with intent, on January 17.