A man wielding a knife threatened two school children who were looking for their radio controlled helicopter in Burnley. The man, thirty-eight-year-old Mathew Scott, has been told that he now faces a jail term for his actions.
When two teenage boys, both thirteen, were searching for their RC helicopter in his garden, Mathew Scott appeared and brandished a knife with an 18 inch blade.
According to reports, Scott waved the knife at the boys and said to them:
You are lucky you didn’t get this.
A crown court heard that Scott was very aware of burglary because he had been the victim of crime in the past, which is why he threatened the two boys with a knife last July.
Scott has been released on bail until the end of March, and he has been warned that he could face a custodial sentence for his actions.
It was heard in court that the two teenage boys were playing with a radio controlled helicopter when they flew into Mr Scott’s garden, and had to look for it afterwards.
They tried knocking on Mr Scott’s door, but he didn’t answer as he was asleep at the time.