Cardiff Crown Court
A MAN has pleaded guilty to being armed with a home-made machete in a Gwent park.
Leon Smith, 21, of Long Acre, Fairwater, Cwmbran, admitted possession of a bladed article in public.
The offence took place in Cwmbran’s Sandybrook Park on August 10, 2020.
Smith was represented by Gareth Williams and the prosecution by Ruth Smith.
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Cardiff Crown Court heard how the defendant has no previous convictions.
Sentence was adjourned until January 22 for a pre-sentence report to be prepared to explore his background.
Smith was granted bail by Judge Neil Bidder QC.
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