The defendant on being arrested was found to have a buckle to his belt which, when removed, would also serve as a knuckleduster.
Held: The district judge had made his decision without examining the object itself. He should have done so. The matter was remitted: ‘notwithstanding that judicial notice must be taken of the fact that knuckledusters are offensive weapons, it was possible for the district judge to conclude that this item was not an offensive weapon per se.’
Beatson LJ, Mitting J
[2015] EWHC 4096 (Admin)
Bailii
Crime
Updated: 16 January 2022; Ref: scu.564418