Knife suspect hands himself in after spotting police warning online

Wanted man caught after social media alert

Vetrichelvan Marimuthu, 31, from Crawley, handed himself to police after seeing he was wanted on social media channels.

Skip court, face arrest

Marimuthu was wanted for failing to appear in court over possession of a knife in a public place.

Locked up and awaiting trial

He was arrested on 18 January and remanded in custody. Marimuthu is set to face Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 19 January.

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