Kevin Mitchell butterfly knife in his silver BMW

Boxer Kevin Mitchell butterfly knife in his silver BMW after being caught out has gone to jail.

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The 27-year-old lightweight in Ballard Road, Dagenham with the check was stopped by police just as he left the house on his way to a training session, Snaresbrook Crown Court heard.

He told police that he had just realized there was a knife in the car and had no weapon with him, and he had no idea how it got in the car, but was convicted after a trial.

The judge, Miss Recorder Grace Amakye, a rising star with a short community sentence or two after hearing a heavier sentence could destroy the rising sports star’s career.

She said, “You ought to have reversed back up to your home and left the knife in a secure place, rather than taking the risk of continuing on your journey, hopefully to get to your training session without recrimination from your trainer”.

She said, “I cannot however, in passing sentence, disregard the incidence of possession of a knife of this nature and also the tragic consequences when people have such knives in their possession, albeit for reasons I have outlined, the prosecution accept it was never in your possession with an intention of having it to use it”.