Jail for man caught carrying machete in Peterborough

Police have issued a warning against carrying knives in Peterborough after a man who was caught with a machete in the city was jailed.

Damian Garner, 43, was walking on a footpath near River Lane at just after midnight on 14 December when he was approached by two officers who had been called to reports of a disturbance on a nearby boat.

Garner, of Princes Street, Peterborough, admitted he had a weapon, before revealing the machete tucked into his waistband and placing it on the ground.

On Thursday (28 April) at Peterborough Crown Court, Garner was jailed for seven months, having pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article in public at a previous hearing.

PC Patrick Meadows, from Cambridgeshire Police said: “There is absolutely no excuse for carrying a weapon like this in public.

“The fact that Garner was jailed simply for having this in his possession shows how seriously the courts take this issue.”