Knife boy had insect zapper modified into 'stun gun'

AN INSECT "zapper" modified into a stun-gun was found in the bedroom of a 14-year-old boy after he had been found armed with a 12-inch knife in Launceston.The boy, formerly living in Launceston, appeared before Bodmin Youth Court on Monday when he admitted possessing a bladed article and an item designed to administer an electrical charge.Terry Eastwood, for the prosecution, said on the night of September 27 the manager of the Launceston Steam Railway was checking the workshop when he...