Miss Briggs said security staff were made aware that there was a knife in the bag. They checked the bag and inside it found the zombie-style knife, which was in a brown leather sheath. A second weapon – a small lock knife – was found in the pocket of his jeans. Mitigating, Aqsa Hussain said Smith had bought the knife from a nearby shop and taken it into the pub, which he described as “a stupid mistake”. “The possession of such a weapon in licensed premises is not something that can be overlooked.