Teenager caught with Rambo knife in Whitehall said he ‘found’ it

A teenager caught with a Rambo-style hunting knife in Whitehall claimed he was pretending to be an anime character, a court heard. Shakir Tamale, 19, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court wearing a black and grey tracksuit top after he was found with the 20cm weapon yesterday (mon). ‘The police attended and he was apprehended,’ said David Burns, prosecuting. ‘He has no previous convictions.’ Edward Kalbar, defending, said: ‘It was an unbelievably stupid thing to do. ‘He says he found the…

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