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Knife crime victim, 19, caught with blade after crashing mum's car 'should have known better'

A knife crime victim who "should have known better" was caught with a blade after crashing his mum's car.

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Telford Magistrates Court

Luyanda Malone, aged 19, was a victim of a knife assault, Telford Magistrates Court was told, and took his mum's car at 4am on August 24 last year.

He crashed the vehicle at Felton Butler roundabout on the A5 between Shrewsbury and Oswestry.

He was arrested later that day near the Shotatton crossroads and was found to be in possession of a Stanley knife.