A machete-wielding man who chased two people at two train stations has been jailed.

Joe Tubb, of Gillingham Road, Gillingham was first seen brandishing the weapon at Sheerness Railway Station while chasing the victim down the platform.

It happened during evening rush hour and the victim was able to escape by boarding a train.

On the same evening, just after 11pm on October 31 last year, Tubb wielded the weapon again to threaten a man at Sittingbourne Railway Station.

The victim ran down the platform with Tubb chasing after him but was able to get away from Tubb who then fled the station.

The 22-year-old was arrested a few hours later and charged with two counts of affray and two counts of possession of a bladed article in a public place.

He appeared at Maidstone Crown Court last Thursday (15 June).

Investigating officer, detective constable Daniel Bister of the Kent Crime Squad said: “This was a frightening incident for Tubb’s victims.

“The first affray happened during rush hour when the station was busy with commuters and seeing a man with a machete would have alarmed a lot of people.

“The level of injury Tubb may have inflicted if he had caught up with these victims is unthinkable.”

He added: “His sentence is deserved, and I hope it leads to some justice for the victims.”