Kamara [2024] EWCA Crim 1738

The appellant was convicted of two offences of having an article with a blade and appealed against conviction.The police stopped him, and he had two knives with him. He immediately told officers that a man had attacked him and that he had disarmed him. The appeal turned on a point…

The sentence of 13 and a half months for possession of a bladed article was upheld. The appellant was seen with an 8-inch kitchen knife and was pursued by the police through a large group of people. The sentencing judge did not articulate his conclusions for not suspending the sentence,…

The appellant pleaded guilty to two offences of possession of a bladed article and was committed to the crown court for sentence where he received a total of 13 months’ imprisonment. The appellant was refused entry to a club and made reference to a film of the slasher genre, the…