A 42-YEAR-OLD Darwen man armed himself with a spanner and a knife after his drinking buddy threatened him with a pickaxe handle.

Blackburn magistrates heard Kenneth Fo left his friend’s flat after his host became aggressive.

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Fo, of Bickerish Court, Darwen, pleaded guilty to possessing offensive weapons in a public place. He was remanded on bail for a report.