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Shopkeeper 'scared for his life' after man brandished meat cleaver and 'rubbed it on shop counter'

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For all the latest news from in and around Bolton, sign up for the free MyBolton newsletter A shopkeeper was 'scared for his life' when his former friend drunkenly brandished a meat cleaver in the convenience store where he worked.

Arshad Mahmood pulled the knife from his jacket and 'rubbed it on the counter' in front of Muhammad Cheema, prosecution barrister Rachel Faux told Bolton Crown Court.

Mahmood, 45, has avoided jail after pleading guilty to possessing an offensive weapon at the New Interchange Superstore in Great Moor Street, Bolton, on July 12, 2018.

Ms Faux told the court that Mahmood and Mr Cheema had become friendly in the weeks leading up to the incident and that Mr Cheema had given Mahmood lifts, helped him out

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