A WOKINGHAM man has been spared jail despite being caught with several dangerous weapons at his home address.
Andrew Tribe, of Sadlers Lane, Wokingham, was sentenced for five counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place last month.
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The five weapons found at his address were:
- A knuckle duster
- A Bowie knife
- A lock knife
- Two butterfly knives
He was fined £76 for each count and told to pay an extra £123 in court costs.
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In total, he was ordered to fork out £503 for his offences.
All five weapons were ordered to be forfeited and destroyed.
He appeared at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, August 24.
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