Trial date is fixed for young Wigan man accused of importing flick knives

Lewis Kewharding, 22, of Bramble Grove in Worsley Hall, had previously pleaded not guilty to ordering in prohibited weapons on November 2 last year.

The defendant elected for the case to be heard by a Bolton Crown Court judge and jury and on his first appearance there he was told that the trial would begin on March 21 2023.

He is on bail until then.