A man hauled before the courts after being found in possession of a knife for a third time claimed he forgot he had it after using it to butter some toast.
Devonte Holuj-Knott, 21, has been jailed for eight months after a judge said his excuse for having the three inch kitchen knife was 'totally implausible'.
Manchester Crown Court heard that on Saturday, April 4, at about 8.30am, police were called to Clarendon Road in Whalley Range to a report of a man with a knife, and of a man and woman arguing.
When they arrived, they found Holuj-Knott's partner lying on the floor. At first officers feared she may have been stabbed, but she had actually suffered a 'medical episode' and had fainted, prosecutor Nicola Carroll said.
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