A knife that was found ‘hidden’ in Milton Keynes will be destroyed by police.

The North Neighbourhood Team from the area were conducting a weapon sweeps Hodge Lea in the morning of Thursday, April 29, when a couple of officers discovered the kitchen utensil.

What TVP Milton Keynes said

Officers from the North Neighbourhood Team were out conducting weapon sweeps and searches in Hodge Lea this morning. ...

Posted by TVP Milton Keynes on Thursday, 29 April 2021

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According to TVP Milton Keynes, it had been ‘hidden underneath a log, not far from a footpath’.

The police also confirmed that following the discovery, the weapon has been ‘seized’ and that it ‘will be destroyed’.