Man fined after falsely telling police he was attacked by 'killer clown'
A MAN who claimed to have been viciously stabbed by a man dressed as a 'killer clown' made the whole thing up, police said today.
Simon Chinery lied when he said he was attacked by a killer clown with a knife
Simon Chinery, 28, has been fined for wasting police time after he reported being wounded in a struggle with a 'clown' armed with a 10in knife in Blackburn, Lancashire, in the early hours of Sunday.
Mr Chinery, said he feared he had been left 'disabled for life' after the supposed clown's knife slashed four ligaments in his right hand.
But a Lancashire police spokesman, said: "After looking into this report we have established that the man was not attacked by a clown and had in fact injured his hand falling on broken glass.
Simon Chinery fell on broken glass and invented the killer clown story
"We are aware that widespread media coverage of this allegation may have been unsettling for local residents and we would like to reassure the public that no crime has taken place on this occasion.
"We have now issued a 28-year-old man from Blackburn with a penalty notice for wasting police time."