A TEENAGER caught with a CS gas cannister has been ordered to do unpaid work.

Kacper Patryk Pietrowski, 19, had the weapon in Southampton on July 19.

Appearing at Southampton Magistrates' Court, Pietrowski, of Chiltern Green, Southampton, pleaded guilty to being in possession of a weapon designed to discharge noxious liquid.

He was given a 18 month community order, including 150 hours of unpaid work and eight days of rehabilitation activity requirement.

Pietrowski was also ordered to pay a victim surcharge of £90 and court costs of £85.