TWO men who admitted to being armed with a baseball bat will be sentenced next month.

Joshua Coxhill and Anthony Hopkins, both of Ghyll Grove, Carr Mill, appeared at Liverpool, Knowsley and St Helens Magistrates' Court.

Coxhill, 30, and Hopkins, 34, both indicated guilty pleas to a charge of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place, namely a baseball bat.

Coxhill also indicated a guilty plea to possession of a Class B drug, cannabis.

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The men had the weapon in their possession on Bampton Avenue on March 19 this year.

The case was adjourned for a pre-sentence report to be prepared.

Both men were granted conditional bail and are scheduled to return to the court on Tuesday, July 13.