A 44-year-old man has been jailed for five months for carrying a syringe in Andover.

Brian Barry John Stiles, of no fixed address, admitted to having the sharply-pointed item in a public place during an incident in March when he appeared in Basingstoke Magistrates' Court recently.

He also pleaded guilty to a public order offence in which he used threatening and abusive behaviour towards another man in Andover and to breaching a conditional discharge order for previous theft offences.

Stiles was sentenced to a total of 21 weeks in prison due to the seriousness of the offence because of his offending record.

He was also ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge.