At a Londis outlet, an altercation unfolded when two grown men chased a pair of teenage boys into the shop while armed with weapons, a court heard.

Faras Mohammed and Ismaeel Nasib faced sentencing at Oxford Crown Court on the twenty-first of April.

Mohammed, who is twenty-one and lives in Marston, and Nasib, who is eighteen and from Iffley, each entered guilty pleas to one count of affray and one count of possessing an offensive weapon in a public place.

The events took place at a Londis branch close to Marston Road on the first of October the previous year.

Leandra Smith, presenting the case for the prosecution, explained that Nasib had been menaced by one of the teenage boys wielding a large knife earlier that same day and had gone to Mohammed’s home to seek help.

The pair then drove to the Londis store, identified the two teenagers, and ran after them into the establishment.

Stock was knocked from the aisles during the clash.

As the confrontation unfolded, one of the youths produced a knife while Mohammed brandished a metal bat and Nasib carried a shovel.

The pair subsequently left the store.

The court examined CCTV recordings that documented parts of what transpired.

Mohammed and Nasib were seen pursuing the teenagers into the shop while in possession of their weapons. One of the youths inside was observed raising a considerably large knife. No persons suffered any injuries.

Ms Smith told the court that both Mohammed and Nasib were taken into custody and admitted their involvement in the offences.

Neither man had any previous criminal record.

Ms Smith commented that the episode happened in full view of members of the public, that this would have caused considerable alarm and distress, and that Nasib was seventeen years old when the events occurred.

Kelly Purcell-Chandler, speaking in Mohammed’s defence, said he possessed good character and was still young, that he immediately acknowledged his participation, and that it represented a significant lapse in judgement.

She explained that he was at his residence when Nasib arrived in a panic and he felt obliged to help him, that he should have driven away instead, and that he sincerely regrets his conduct.

She stated that his motives were protective in nature, that this was genuinely a one-off occurrence, that he presents minimal likelihood of reoffending, and that he has substantial personal mitigating circumstances.

Gareth James, presenting Nasib’s mitigation, said he entered a guilty plea at the earliest possible stage, which was just three days before his eighteenth birthday.

He acknowledged that Nasib recognised he had lost control and was not thinking rationally.

The Judge, Recorder Francesca Del Mese, noted that this constituted a serious breach of public order and that it was reasonable to assume members of the public would have been extremely frightened.

Mohammed was handed a twelve-month custodial sentence, suspended for eighteen months.

He was required to carry out two hundred hours of unpaid work within twelve months and forbidden from entering the Londis for twelve months.

He was additionally ordered to pay one thousand pounds in compensation.

Nasib received an eight-month custodial sentence, suspended for twelve months.

He must complete one hundred and thirty hours of community service within twelve months and was likewise barred from the Londis for twelve months.

He was ordered to pay four hundred pounds in compensation.

Orders were also made for the confiscation of the weapons.