Christchurch, Crime | Posted on August 2nd, 2024 | return to news
Man jailed for firearms offences in Christchurch
Lennox Blackwood, from Bulford in Wiltshire, was found guilty of possessing a prohibited firearm and ammunition without a certificate.
A man who left a gun in a house in Christchurch has been jailed for six years for firearms offences.
Lennox Blackwood, 47, of Bulford in Wiltshire, was convicted following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court of possessing a prohibited firearm and possessing ammunition without a certificate.
He appeared at the same court on Tuesday 30 July for sentencing.
On the morning of Sunday 3 December 2023, the defendant attended the address of a woman who was known to him in Christchurch and gave her a shoebox containing a pair of trainers, which he asked her to look after for him because they were worth a lot of money.
After he left the address, the woman looked in the shoebox and inside one of the trainers she found a bag containing two socks. In one of these socks was a gun, later identified as a short-barrelled revolver, and in the other she found bullets.
The woman contacted police, who attended and seized the items.
Blackwood was located at his home address in Wiltshire in the early hours of the following morning and was arrested.
Detective Constable Cameron Carter, of BCP CID, said: “We take all offences involving firearms extremely seriously and we responded swiftly to this report to ensure this viable firearm was removed from our streets and the man responsible was identified.
“I want to thank the witness for reporting this matter to us and for her support throughout the investigation.
“We would continue to urge anyone with information regarding the location or possession of firearms to please report it to us immediately.”
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