A man described as suffering 'significant learning difficulties' caught by police walking down Exeter Street holding a seven-inch kitchen knife has avoided jail because his aim was to harm himself rather than others.Wayne Cotton, aged 27, appeared bewildered as he was led from the dock and embraced by his mother after he appeared at Plymouth Crown Court.Cotton, who resides at Pasley Street, had pleaded guilty to three charges which took place on three separate dates. Prosecutor Katie Churcher...
