'I was making sandwiches', Cork man told gardaí when caught with knife

Darren Linehan of 47 Killala Gardens, Knocknaheeny, Cork, later admitted not having knife for a lawful purpose and that he had it for his own defence

Sergeant Pat Lyons said at Cork District Court that gardaí responded to a report of a man armed with a knife on August 19 last at about 9pm. Picture: iStock

A Cork man with more than 200 previous convictions was caught with a knife in Cork city but he told gardaí, “I was making sandwiches earlier and put it down my trousers and forgot about it.” 

That was the explanation Darren Linehan of 47 Killala Gardens, Knocknaheeny, Cork, first gave to gardaí when he was caught with the knife.