said he had suffered 75-80 percent burns to the surface of his body and gave a provisional cause of death as 'extensive full thickness burns incompatible with life'

"The sale of these items through social media is indicative of the way the criminal world gets its hardware in this day and age."

Hutchison, aged 28, who admitted charges of theft and possessing an offensive weapon on September 29, was given a three-month prison sentence suspended for 18 months and ordered to pay £350 costs and £10 compensation, plus £80 surcharge

A man claimed he imported knuckle dusters from America so he could mould them into cup handles, a court heard.

Volander Craig Butterfield, 56, told officers he got the bizarre idea from Tesco’s

Butterfield pleaded guilty to two charges relating to breaching restrictions or prohibitions on the importation of knuckle dusters.

He told interviewing officers he intended to mould them into cups.

Butterfield told the court: “I was going to make them into cups and use them as handles. I made a mistake and I’m very sorry.