Two arrested after Zombie knives and crossbow seized by police in Hetton

Two people, a man and a woman have been arrested after police raided a property and seized a number of “zombie knives” and a crossbow in Hetton.

Officers working with Sunderland City Council executed a warrant at a property in the area of Langdale Terrace in Hetton after reports of antisocial behaviour on Wednesday, October 9.

They discovered ‘a whole host of weapons, including a number of zombie knives and a crossbow’.

A man, aged 55, and a woman, aged 40, were arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

They have since been bailed pending further enquires.