A masked teenager has been fined after he was found wandering a Tyneside street armed with a knife.
Daniel Kirk came to the attention of a passing officer because he was wearing dark clothing and had his face completely covered with a grey mask. A court heard that the 18-year-old was stopped by the constable and confessed to be carrying a blade when he was told he was going to be searched, a court was told.
Kirk, of Bondfield Gardens, in Wardley, Gateshead, was arrested but claimed he had the knife to relieve stress by "whittling wood". The teenager has now been fined £120 after he pleaded guilty to possession of a bladed article. He must also pay £40 costs and a £48 victim surcharge.
