A pensioner who ordered prohibited weapons online has been spared prison.
George Patrick was caught out when Border Force officials intercepted a package destined for his home which contained a stun gun disguised as a torch. When police went to his home in South Tyneside, they found he had bought two more banned weapons.
Now the 66-year-old, of Calf Close Drive, Jarrow, who set up an industrial cleaning business, has been given a community order at Newcastle Crown Court, where he appeared in a wheelchair.
