Knife shock as TK Maxx sells blades in jackets

Astonished shoppers have blasted popular high street retailer TK Maxx for selling jackets with a knife attached to it.

The hooded coats - sold at £59.99 - include a free pocket penknife that have two-and-a-half inch blades.

Incredulous shopper Steve Gale, from Farnborough, Hampshire, found one of the coats on sale in his local store.

"I pulled the chain and out came this knife. I couldn't believe it. It was actually part of the coat," he explained to The Sun.

"I asked an assistant if it was acceptable and she said it was probably a camping coat."

Britain has suffered from a spate of stabbings this year, with 27 fatalities in London alone.

TK Maxx said it had removed the Swiss-branded coats as soon as the firm became aware of the issue.

A spokesman for the firm said: "TK Maxx supports and enforces all laws and regulations with regard to the sale of knives in stores.

"Recently we became aware that a Swiss-branded coat on sale in store included a pocket penknife as a promotional gift. Once aware of this issue, we followed all necessary procedures to remove the items swiftly from the supply chain. It is therefore with great regret that we learn that not all items were picked up through this process.

"All store teams have been alerted to this and as a matter of urgent priority, have now removed all related items from the shop floor."

Nobody from Hampshire Police was available for comment.


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