A 26-year-old man is ‘lucky to be alive’ after he accidentally used a stun gun as a shaver because he thought that the device was an electric razor.

Mohammed Khan explained that he had no idea of the weapon’s function when he bought it from a stranger.

He appeared at Bolton Crown Court with a crutch as he pleaded guilty to possession of an offensive weapon.

Khan told the court how he was ‘approached by a stranger’ at the ‘back of a takeaway.’ The stranger then ‘sold him a box with an electric shaver and charger.’

When he returned home, he said he ‘plugged in’ the item and ‘tried to shave’ with the device.

Luckily, the 26-year-old did not suffer a shock.

“Mr Khan says the device did not charge up, so he put the device in a drawer and forgot all about it,” said Eleanor Gleeson, prosecuting.

“He says that he did not realise the prongs were part of a stun gun as he had never seen one before and that if he had known the device was a stun gun he would have acted differently,” Gleeson continued.

The Greater Manchester Police’s Tactical Aid Unit discovered the stun gun at Khan’s home.

Reports said that police found what appeared to be a ‘taser and charger in a bedroom drawer.’

Officers confiscated the weapon and it was later found to be a stun gun.

Police reportedly noted that Khan was “lucky to be alive, because forensics proved the device did charge correctly to be a viable device.”

Stuart Neale, defending, said Khan thought that the device was just a ‘piece of plastic.’

The court heard that Khan had just suffered a stroke and is now ‘primarily housebound.’ Mr. Neale said that his client’s condition meant he wouldn’t be able to carry out unpaid work as part of the punishment.

“It is thought that the stress of this put his blood pressure through the roof and brought the stroke on,” Mr. Neale added. “He has got no money and is being supported by his family.”

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