A WOMAN from Whitchurch was given a suspended prison sentence after she was found carrying a blade in a Basingstoke shopping centre.

Sarah Jayne Ratcliff, 34, from London Street, pleaded guilty to having the Stanley Knife in Festival Place, and also stealing perfume to the value of £70 from Debenhams.

She was sentenced to four weeks in prison, suspended for six months, and also ordered to pay £80 victim surcharge and £40 court costs.