A festival goer who was found in possession of a serrated knife in Newcastle over the August Bank Holiday weekend said it was for "protection".
Liam Walton was found with a four inch blade and a hammer when police searched his backpack at the Noughty 90s music festival at Leazes Park on August 27. When questioned, the 23-year-old claimed he had the knife in order to feel "safe" after being the victim of previous assaults.
Walton, of Whitworth Place, Walker, Newcastle, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates' Court to be sentenced for possession of a knife. He had pleaded guilty to the offence.
