Weapon-carrying worries courts
PA Auckland A judge in the District Court at Auckland has said that the courts were concerned about the number of weapons being carried in the city. Judge Nicholson made the comment after a man pleaded guilty to a charge of carrying an offensive weapon. The man, Neil Arthur Phillips, aged 20, a sickness beneficiary, of Rawene, admitted that on June 27 without lawful authority or reasonable excuse he had with him in a public place,
Balmoral Road, a 15cm sheath knife. Sergeant S. H. Lamont told the court that Phillips was a passenger in a car stopped on Balmoral Road at 2 a.m. yesterday. A sheath knife was found under his shirt. Defence counsel, Mrs E. M. Cato, said the defendant had suffered two previous knife attacks and he was afraid of more. The Judge said, “The courts are becoming increasingly disturbed at the high incidence of weaponcarrying in Auckland City.” He fined Phillips $2OO.
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