A local couple have spoken of their 'terrifying ordeal' after a stranger threatened to kill them in Weston town centre.

Bob Hill says he and his wife were confronted and followed by a man, who kept reaching suspiciously into his back pocket, yesterday morning - before security guards at Tesco on Alexandra Parade called the police for them.

Officers say a man in his twenties was arrested on suspicion of public order offences - but havn't confirmed if he was armed.

Bob's told Nova News he was scared for his and his wife's safety:

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