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A MAN who squats in a garden shed at a house in Chippenham was caught carrying a knife by police, a court heard.
Nelson De Castro-Meia, 26, appeared before magistrates in Chippenham on Thursday charged with carrying a blade in a public place. He admitted the offence.
Prosecutor Pauline Lambert told the court how police were called to a possible burglary at a house in Rooks Nest Close, Chippenham on June 2.
The owners of the property said they saw a man at the rear of their gate and told officers they believed it was De Castro-Meia and that he had been sleeping in a shed in their garden.
When police searched him they found the knife in the pocket of the jacket he was wearing.
John Elliot, defending, said his client had used the knife for cutting food and had it on him after putting his jacket on when police arrived.
He said De Castro-Meia had no intention of using it as a weapon.
"I believe there is no suggestion that my client had this knife for any sinister reason. It just happened to be there," he said.
De Castro-Meia was given a conditional discharge on the provision he does not commit any future offences.
9:19am Monday 14th July 2008
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CommentPosted by: Joe, wilts on 12:06pm Mon 14 Jul 08
Should he not have been badly told off and marched to a hospital to see a stab victim
Should he not have been badly told off and marched to a hospital to see a stab victim
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 7:46pm Mon 14 Jul 08
[quote]and that he had been sleeping in a shed in their garden[/quote] How nice to have propery so extensive as to have a total disinterest in the occupants of ones out buildings.
Got any spare sheds unoccupied? or are they full of canabis growers, illegal immigrants, or knife sharpeners?
and that he had been sleeping in a shed in their garden
How nice to have propery so extensive as to have a total disinterest in the occupants of ones out buildings.
Got any spare sheds unoccupied? or are they full of canabis growers, illegal immigrants, or knife sharpeners?
Posted by: blaiz, chippenham on 8:52am Tue 15 Jul 08
give him a nice warm cell to sleep in! He needs taking off the streets before he uses the knife! I dont think its quite as innocent as he makes out somehow!
give him a nice warm cell to sleep in! He needs taking off the streets before he uses the knife! I dont think its quite as innocent as he makes out somehow!
Posted by: pebbles, Chippenham on 10:15am Tue 15 Jul 08
I found a toad in my shed and he had a machete - so I let him keep it because "it just happened to be there" - came in handy for cutting up slugs for dinner!
I found a toad in my shed and he had a machete - so I let him keep it because "it just happened to be there" - came in handy for cutting up slugs for dinner!
Posted by: KL, chippenham on 10:28am Tue 15 Jul 08
I know of this person, he is bad news!
I know of this person, he is bad news!
Posted by: DingDonG, Wilds of Wiltshire on 9:07pm Tue 15 Jul 08
[quote][bold]KL[/bold] wrote:
I know of this person, he is bad news![/quote] Hope your not refering to pebbles toad!
KL wrote:
I know of this person, he is bad news!
Hope your not refering to pebbles toad!
Posted by: pebbles, Chippenham on 12:55pm Wed 16 Jul 08
You stop picking on my toad! He might carry a machete but he doesn't deal drugs! But give him time - and when that time comes I will get the police helicopter out to evict him and cost all you tax payers a shed load of money (excuse the pun)!!!
You stop picking on my toad! He might carry a machete but he doesn't deal drugs! But give him time - and when that time comes I will get the police helicopter out to evict him and cost all you tax payers a shed load of money (excuse the pun)!!!
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