Preston court: man found unlawfully carrying a meat cleaver in Preston is sentenced

Jermone Carter, 29, of Curwen Street, Preston, has pleaded guilty to unlawfully carring a meat cleaver in Bray Street, Preston.

Preston Magistrates' Court committed him to prison for four months, suspended for 12 months.

The jail term was suspended "due to the significant harmful impact upon others namely his two children that he has sole custody of."

The court has applied for costs totalling £428 to be deducted from his benefits and stipulated he must undergo a rehabilitaion activity and carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.

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