Castle

Knight goes Medieval on yobs

heard. Prosecutor Nuhu Gobir said: “Instead of calling police he went outside... arming himself with a knuckle-duster.

“He went to his car and grabbed a sword and an axe. He was in a rage and wanted to put the fear of God into them. They got so frightened that they left as quickly as possible.”

Dad-of-four Powell, right, who has represented Wales in re-enactments, told police he had the weapons in his car boot as he was a “medieval sports enthusiast”. Powell of Newport, South Wales, was convicted at the city’s crown court of having the weapons but cleared of using them to make threats. He got a 12-month community order.