Pendle woman found with knife in her bag after altercation could be facing prison term Burnley court told

A Nelson woman found with a knife in her bag could be facing a jail term.

Danielle Marie Ainsworth was arrested after an altercation and the blade was found when she was searched, Burnley Magistrates' Court was told.

A district judge has asked for a pre-sentence report on a woman who was found with a knife in her bag after an altercationplaceholder image
A district judge has asked for a pre-sentence report on a woman who was found with a knife in her bag after an altercation

Ainsworth, who has a previous conviction for a stabbing, admitted possessing a knife in Clayton Street, Nelson, on Thursday, April 11th.

The 32-year-old had her case adjourned until Thursday, May 16th, after District Judge James Clarke asked for a pre-sentence report.

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