Jailed: Teenager found with knife at Bristol's Temple Meads station

A teenager caught with a lock knife at Bristol Temple Meads train station has been locked up for 15 months.

Ronald Frost, formerly of Filton Avenue, Horfield but now of no fixed address, admitted having the knife on October 21.

The 18-year-old also pleaded guilty to possessing one gramme of cannabis on the same date, stealing a road bike worth £1,000 from an address in Sandy Close, Bradley Stoke, and intent to steal from a property in Filton Avenue.

He also admitted failing to attend appointments which was a requirement of a suspended sentence order.

At Bristol Magistrates' Court, Frost also asked for a series of burglaries in Bradley Stoke to be taken into consideration.

Simon Diaper, prosecuting, said police were conducting a drugs operation with sniffer dogs at Temple Meads station and Frost was found to have cannabis and a lock knife.

Mr Diaper said after Frost's arrest he admitted several other burglaries at properties in Bradley Stoke, as well as burglaries in Kingswood and Frome.

Ruth Tily, defending, said: "He is one unfortunate individual who is only 18 years of age. He was living with his sister who is a student but relations broke down and he was asked to leave.

"He is not a drug user, does not appear to have a problem with alcohol and has never been to custody.

"He appears to be an intelligent and articulate young man who is very polite.

"It seems his problems started when his father died when he was just nine-years-old.

"A lot of these offences would have gone undetected had he not brought them to the attention of the police."

District judge David Parsons told Frost: "The offences before the court are so serious that a sentence in a young offender's institute is appropriate. I did consider whether you could remain in the community but the answer is no."

Frost was given 12 weeks for breaching his suspended sentence order, 17 weeks for possessing the knife, 17 weeks for burglary, and 17 weeks for entering a property with intent to steal. The sentences are to run consecutively. He also received a three-week sentence for possession of cannabis, to run concurrently.