A man who ran out of a Peterborough flat brandishing a kitchen knife on Christmas Day has been jailed for a total of two years, police have said.

Police said that Philip Evans, 46, left the property in Lowick Gardens, Westwood, Peterborough, at about 5pm on 25 December last year, brandishing the kitchen knife.

Cambridgeshire Police said he was identified and Evans was arrested the following day.

Evans, of Lowick Gardens, denied possession of a knife in a public place and a separate charge of wounding with intent.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said that on Friday, 14 August, he was acquitted of wounding with intent but found guilty of possession of a knife following a trial at Cambridge Crown Court.

At the same hearing, the spokesperson said that he was jailed for two years.

For information and advice concerning knife crime in Peterborough, visit Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s website at https://www.cambs.police.uk/cp/skc/stop-knife-crime/