CCTV captured the moment a member of the public used a spirit level to block a man armed with a samurai sword in Milton Keynes.

Footage released by Thames Valley Police showed Aaron Messenbird, of Bradwell Common, Milton Keynes, being confronted after he threatened a group of people with the sword on 30 July.

A member of the public restrained the 33-year-old and sustained injuries to his hands and ribs, before another member of the public intervened with the spirit level to fend off the attacker.

At Aylesbury Crown Court, Messenbird pleaded guilty to threatening a person with a bladed article, possession of a bladed article in a public place and assault occasioning actual bodily harm and was sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.

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