Bradford man jailed for taser disguised as smartphone

A Bradford man has been jailed after a taser disguised as a smartphone was found in his possession.

Mubasher Ali, 40, was sentenced to two and a half years after two weapons were found in his bedroom on Great Horton Road.

Bradford Crown Court heard how a taser was made to look like an iPhone and a stun gun was made to resemble a black torch.

On 3 June last year, police stopped a car in which Ali was a passenger and subsequently arrested him.

When later searching his home, officers discovered the taser in a box in his bedroom and the torch in a wardrobe.

The items were taken away for analysis and they were both found to be in working order by a police forensics expert.

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