A convicted mugger was caught with this 'terrifying' homemade weapon - made from nails and a bike chain.

Rafael-Samuel Mirauta, 28, was found with the fearsome DIY baton – created out of a newel post and studded with nails.

The defendant was seen cycling with it outside a block of flats in Aberdeen sparking a large police manhunt.

Several members of the public reported seeing Mirauta at around 2pm on April 12, 2025 before police eventually found him and the weapon inside a property.

Another male was unconscious inside the flat after taking a drug overdose, a court heard.

Prosecutors said a 32cm long piece of wood had multiple sharp nails protruding out of it and was wrapped in a bike chain.

After it was recovered from his living room table, he told cops: "Really sorry, I wasn’t goi

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