A 20-year-old man appeared in court after he was caught with a knuckle duster at a train station.

Kian Crowley, 20, of Oakworth House, Malmesbury Close, Holme Wood, appeared before Lincoln Magistrates’ Court to be sentenced.

He was charged with the possession of an offensive weapon – a knuckle duster – in a public place.

The offence happened on March 7 this year at Lincoln rail station.

He entered a guilty plea on June 15 and was fined £180, ordered to pay a £34 victim surcharge and £85 costs to the Crown Prosecution Service.

He also pleaded guilty to the possession of cannabis/cannabis resin on the same day at the station, for which there was no separate penalty.

Both the knuckle duster and cannabis will be forfeited and destroyed.

The £299 will be paid at a rate of £20 per month, beginning on June 30.

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