Michael Drury is expected to be officially sentenced at Blackfriars Crown Court today.
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A man found guilty of possessing a bladed weapon without a lawful reason at Blackfriars Crown Court on Wednesday.
The jury took less than an hour to unanimously find 50-year-old Michael Drudy guilty of the offence.
Drury was discovered under the influence of alcohol at a bus stop on Adelaide Road near Camden Market on the evening of 9 May 2019, where he had a kitchen knife concealed under his waistband.
The defendant claimed that he found the knife by a nearby convenience store and picked it up with the intention of throwing it into Regent’s Canal.
Recent legislation passed through parliament means that the offence should carry a mandatory sentence of at least six months but the judge may opt to impose a more stringent punishment.
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Standfirst50-year-old Michael Drury was found with a knife on his possession after being stopped by police in Camden in May.
London’s “knife crime epidemic” was demonstrated once again as Michael Drury was found guilty of possessing a bladed weapon without a lawful reason at Blackfriars Crown Court yesterday.
The jury took less than an hour to unanimously find the 50-year-old guilty of the offence.
Drury was discovered under the influence of alcohol at a bus stop on Adelaide Road near Camden Market on the evening of 9th May, where he had a kitchen knife concealed under his waist band.
The 50-year-old defendant claimed that he found the knife by a nearby convenience store and picked it up with the intention of throwing it into Regent’s Canal.
During the trial the judge ruled that the jury were not allowed to hear about Drury’s other convictions for possession of a knife, due to the latest incident occurring almost a decade ago.
Recent legislation passed through parliament means that the offence should carry a mandatory sentence of at least six months but the judge may opt to impose a more stringent punishment.
A man found guilty of possessing a bladed weapon without a lawful reason at Blackfriars Crown Court on Wednesday.
The jury took less than an hour to unanimously find 50-year-old Michael Drudy guilty of the offence.
Drury was discovered under the influence of alcohol at a bus stop on Adelaide Road near Camden Market on the evening of 9 May 2019, where he had a kitchen knife concealed under his waistband.
The defendant claimed that he found the knife by a nearby convenience store and picked it up with the intention of throwing it into Regent’s Canal.
Recent legislation passed through parliament means that the offence should carry a mandatory sentence of at least six months but the judge may opt to impose a more stringent punishment.
