A MAN who admitted having a knife in an Upton residential area has been spared jail.

William Casserly pleaded guilty earlier this year to the offence of carrying a knife or blade with a sharp point, a craft knife, in Perrins Field on December 20 last year.

Sentencing him on July 19 magistrates found the offence to be so serious they handed the 36-year-old, of New Street, Upton, a two month prison sentence.

But Casserly was able to walk free from Worcester Magistrates Court as his prison sentence was suspended for 12 weeks.

The defendant was told he must follow requirements during his supervision period of a year, that included attending any appointments made or participate in any activity as required by the responsible officer, as failure to do so could activate the sentence.

He was also told to pay a victim surcharge of £128, but there were no costs awarded due to Casserly's limited financial means.

A forfeiture and destruction order of the knife was made.

During his appearance Casserly was also sentenced for the offence of failing without reasonable excuse to provide a specimen of blood for a laboratory test when he was under investigation for having attempted to drive a vehicle under the influence of a substance on December 20 last year.

Having previously denied the offence in court, Casserly changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court last month.

For that offence magistrates disqualified him from driving for 42 months, and fined him £160.

Casserly was given until August 16 to pay the full amount owed to the courts of £288.