Man sentenced for knuckle duster made using 3D printer

Credit: Crown Prosecution Service

A man who was found with a knuckle duster created using a 3D printer has been given a suspended prison sentence.

40-year-old Adrian Grey was stopped by police in Brecon and searched at the scene.

A white and grey knuckle duster was found in his coat pocket which Grey said had been made by his friend on a 3D printer.

However, Grey said the weapon was going to be used as a reference when drawing tattoos. He claimed he did not know it was illegal, Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard.

A small quantity of cannabis and a cannabis grinder was also found.