Diner makes knife threat after receiving "below par" sandwich

A diner in Cambridge threatened to attack the staff of a local pub after they served him a "below par" beef and onion sandwich.

54-year-old Clive Davies vented his frustration with the food on offer at the White Horse to employees at a nearby grocery store, showing them a seven-inch blade that he claimed he would use on those responsible for his disappointing dish.

Staff then contacted police and Davies was apprehended at another local tavern, the Cambridge News reports.

Davies this week appeared in Cambridge Crown Court to plead guilty to threatening and abusive language, possessing a bladed article in a public place and possession of cannabis.

His laywer claimed that he had been struggling to cope with the death of his girlfriend in a road accident last year and had entered the grocers "mumbling under his breath about how he was angry at the landlord at the pub after being served a below par sandwich".

He was sentenced to a 12-month community order with supervision and alcohol treatment requirements, a four-month curfew and a concurrent 28-day curfew for cannabis possession for the incident in May.