By Leigh Mcmanus For Mailonline
Published: 19:05 BST, 6 April 2019 | Updated: 19:06 BST, 6 April 2019
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This is the chilling moment two young men armed with machetes faced each other in Newcastle city centre.
A court heard that an argument between Abdul Kefia and Twayne Bailey turned into a potentially fatal confrontation when Kefia pulled the blade from his hoodie.
CCTV footage then shows Bailey taking a large machete out of his friend's rucksack before the two men faced up to each other.
Both men have been sentenced for affray and possession of an offensive weapon
Cameras recorded Kefia, 26, running towards Bailey, 21, while swinging his machete.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Bailey then threw his weapon in the direction of the older man in a desperate bid to stop him in his tracks.
And as the machete missed Kefia, landing on the road next to him, Bailey turned and fled the scene while being 'chased' by the older man, the court heard.
Now both men have been sentenced for affray and possession of an offensive weapon after a judge told them: 'People arming themselves with offensive weapons can't be tolerated by this court.'
Recorder Andrew Haslam jailed Kefia, who denied the offences but was convicted after a
