Sean Kelleher was sentenced at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on Tuesday
A MAN was jailed after being found with a machete.
Sean Kelleher, of no fixed address, was handed a six month sentence after pleading guilty to carrying the 35cm blade on Queensway in Leigh on Monday.
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Appearing at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, the 38-year-old was also ordered to pay a £122 victim services surcharge fee.
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