A man from Leicester is behind bars after he was arrested at a train station with a huge kitchen knife.

Minutes before Nathan Roberts was arrested at Nuneaton Railway Station he had attacked a man at his home.

A member of the public dialled 999 on July 4 and police tracked Roberts to the town centre station at 10.15am.

When the 30-year-old, of Portmore Close, Beaumont Leys, was arrested police found he was carrying a large kitchen knife, the Coventry Telegraph reports.

Nuneaton Railway Station

He was charged with a public order offence, common assault and possession of a bladed article in a public place.

The man who was assaulted did not suffer any serious injuries.

Roberts pleaded guilty to all the charges at Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court last week and was sentenced to 28 weeks in prison.

Det Sgt Carl Buckley, of Nuneaton CID, said: “I hope this verdict shows how people who commit violent crime in our communities will be dealt with swiftly and brought to justice.

The knife found on Nathan Roberts when arrested at Nuneaton train station

“Anyone who chooses to carry a knife should realise it is a choice that can impact the rest of your life and the lives of others, and I hope that the sentence passed down makes other people think twice.”