A man who brandished a 12-inch kitchen after his friend's young dog had been fatally attacked by a couple's bigger dog has been spared jail.
Bradley James Edwards, 24, appeared for sentencing at Bolton Crown Court after pleading guilty to two counts of threatening another person with a bladed article. Judge Timothy Clayson was shown video footage from Horne Grove in Wigan which showed Edwards walking up to the path of the house, pulling out the knife from his shorts pocket and 'momentarily' entering the home occupied by a couple and their 'terrified' 14-year-old daughter before retreating.
The court was told that at the time of the offence, Edwards had been 'sofa surfing', staying at the home of a friend, who lived opposite the aggrieved couple. Edwards' friend had two dogs, which he had been walking regularly.
