A suspected knifeman hid his blade in a wasteground, Old Street Magistrates’ Court heard.
The 27-year-old labourer was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to another man during a disturbance – involving a crowd of 20 – in Balls Pond Road.
The foot-long sheath knfe was shown to the court, which heard the victim suffered a cut to the hand.
Pc William Walton said: “I saw the accused run away from the crowd. He stooped down and appeared to put something through the fence. I searched the wasteground and found this knife.”
Meanwhile, Islington became the first place in London to have a committee to aid the London Association for the Welfare of the Physically Handicapped.
“We hope other boroughs will follow Islington’s lead,” the committee said.
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