Overview
- Isaac Omar, 44, of Rosegrove Lane, received an immediate 12-week sentence at Blackburn Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
- Officers had arrested him on Wednesday after a reported dispute between two men on Rosegrove Lane shortly before 4 p.m.
- He was charged on Thursday with possession of a knife and remanded in custody to appear before magistrates the next morning.
- Lancashire Police described the case as an isolated incident involving people who knew each other and called rumors about a man chasing children "categorically untrue."
- Police said arrangements have been made to prevent his return to Burnley after he serves his sentence.