Jail for man caught in Cambridge with weapon for a third time

A man caught with an offensive weapon for the third time has been sent to prison.

Liam Berna, of no fixed abode, was in a heated argument with two men in Market Passage, Cambridge, in the early hours of Monday (7 February) morning.

A member of door staff from a nightclub nearby intervened when the two men said Berna was carrying a knife.

The 29-year-old was detained and a knife was found in his jacket pocket.

Berna pleaded guilty to possession of a knife in a public place at Cambridge Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (February 8) and was sentenced to six months in prison.

PC Iwona Nowakowska said: “Some people think that carrying a knife provides them with protection. What it actually does is put them, their friends and family in danger and increase the chances of someone being hurt.”

For more on how the police are fighting knife crime, or to report someone you know who carries a weapon, visit https://bit.ly/3694qR7.

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