A 28-YEAR-OLD man has been handed a suspended prison sentence for having a bladed article in a public places.

Paul Moody, of St James Street, Accrington, was also made subject to a month-long curfew order, a 12-month supervision requirement and was electronically tagged at a sentencing hearing at Preston Crown Court.

Moody was arrested after being found with two kitchen knives, in Belthorn Road, Belthorn.