Wigan borough man caught with knife will be sentenced next month

Name: What's on in Wigan (June 21-June 23)
Uploaded: 2024-06-18T12:42:03.000Z
Duration: 85 s
Description: Reporter Sian Jones with events in Wigan this weekend

By Gaynor Clarke

Published 25th Jun 2024, 15:45 BST

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A man has pleaded guilty to carrying a knife in a public place.

Damian Birch, 41, of Somerset Road, Atherton, was found with a Stanley knife on Spring Gardens on July 7 last year.

He was remanded on unconditional bail until he is sentenced by Wigan justices on July 25.