A man who denied wielding a meat cleaver and making threats in a supermarket car park has now admitted to the crimes

A man who had denied having a meat cleaver at a supermarket and hurling threats has now admitted his guilt.

By Charles Graham

Published 13th Jan 2023, 04:55 BST

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Nathan Taylor, 28, of Newton Avenue in Leigh had been charged with having a blade at Asda on Priestners Way, Leigh, on September 16 2022 , along with using threatening language or behaviour against Phillip Harding on the same day.

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After pleading not guilty, a trial date was set at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court.

A meat cleaver similar to the one brandished by Nathan Taylor in Leigh Asda's car park

However, before the hearing could begin he changed both of his pleas and was bailed pending the preparation of pre-sentence reports and until he returns to court to learn his fate on February 6.

A condition of his bail is that he does not go within 500m of Leigh Asda in order to prevent further offending.