A Bucks man has been caught with a private stash of samurai swords.

Lee Hanson, 34, of Petronel Road, Aylesbury, has been ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service after he was caught with the two swords in Eaton End, Aylesbury.

The weapons were discovered on January 26.

At a hearing at Wycombe Magistrates’ Court on February 25, Hanson pleaded guilty to a charge of possessing an offensive weapon in a private place.

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In UK law, it is illegal to own an ‘offensive’ weapon, even if you keep it in private – this includes items like zombie knives, truncheons, and some swords.

An offensive weapon is defined in UK law as an “item made for the use of causing injury to the person.”

At the hearing, Hanson was forced to give up the swords, and his punishment for keeping them was to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work.

He was also ordered to pay £180 in court costs.

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