Published by Robert L Senior Reporter on Wednesday, 25th September 2024, at 08:45hrs
It is thought to be the first charge under new legislation banning such weapons.
A man is due to appear in court this morning charged with possessing a zombie knife. It is thought to be the first in the UK under the new legislation banning such weapons.
In a statement released, Thames Valley Police said,
“Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a man has been charged with knife offences and affray in Oxford.
Kofie John-Welch, aged 29, of Druce Way, Oxford, was charged this evening (24/9) with threatening a person with a bladed article, affray, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon in a private place.
The charges are in connection with an incident on 29 August this year.
Following a search of a property this morning at 12.22am, officers located a Zombie-style knife.
John-Welch remains in police custody and will appear before Oxford Magistrates Court on Wednesday (25/9).
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