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A WOMAN found in possession of a 30cm long kitchen knife in Bussage has avoided jail.
Elizabeth Juggins, 38, of Glebe Farm Court, Cheltenham, pleaded guilty to the offence at Cheltenham Magistrates Court on October 14.
The court heard how Juggings was in possession of a kitchen knife without good reason while in a public place on The Old Common on July 21.
Juggins was sentenced to 26 weeks in jail suspended for 12 months and ordered to pay costs of £207.
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