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'Killer Clown' prankster jailed

Michael March Credit: PA

An axe wielding "killer clown" prankster has been jailed after he chased a pregnant woman the night before Halloween.

Michael March, 18, is thought to be the first person imprisoned following the craze that swept across the UK.

Newcastle Crown Court heard he terrified a couple walking past him after banging the foot long axe on the floor in South Shields just after 9pm.

The so-called 'killer clown' craze spread across the UK last year Credit: PA

The woman, who was 22 weeks pregnant, threw a brick at him in an attempt to defend herself before he ran off.

Jailing him for six months, Judge Jamie Hill QC said:

Brandishing an axe and threatening people in the street is serious whatever the context."

– Judge Jamie Hill QC