Teenager armed with a meat cleaver in Wigan town centre car park

A Wigan teenager is to be kept under "intense supervision and surveillance" after admitting he stole e-cigarettes and was armed in public with a meat cleaver.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be identified, appeared before Wigan Youth Court to admit the weapon possession in Millgate car park and the theft from B&M Bargains on March 27.

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His youth rehabilitation order also includes a three-month, electronically-tagged curfew between 7pm and 7am.

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Millgate car park in Wigan

There is also £107 to pay victim services and the court.