A teenager went to boy’s home and and threatened “cut up” his dad after pulling out a 10-inch hunting knife.
Police then chased Lewis Connell who threw the blade into bushes before he was arrested, Leeds Crown Court told. The 18-year-old had been in a dispute with the boy in February of this year and chased the youngster to his home. But while outside the boy’s home in Knottingley he pulled out the large knife and waved it at the boy’s father and shouted: “I will cut you up.” The knife, which was serrated on one side, was never taken out of its sheath, prosecutor Eugene Cross said.
He later admitted possessing an offensive weapon in public. Mitigating, Lydia Carroll said that Connell had only recently turned 18. She said he also had scars suggesting he had been attacked with a knife. She said: “I’m not suggesting it’s appropriate, but it’s an explanation why, at the time, he was in fear and felt carrying a knife was a good idea.” Sign up for our free newsletters today She said that the complainant had organised a fight between his son and Connell.
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