A man was arrested after walking along a busy street with an axe.
On Wednesday, May 17, Philip Briscoe was arrested by officers on Stanley Road in Bootle, after reports that a man was brandishing an axe. No one was injured during the incident. Briscoe, 59, from Park Street, Bootle, appeared at Wirral Magistrates Court on Wednesday, June, 14, where he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon in a public place.
He was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, 20 days of Rehabilitation Activity Requirement, and issued a Serious Violence Reduction Order (SVRO) with a duration of 12 months.
