A former police community support officer who was "obsessed with weapons" has been jailed after trying to make a gun using a 3D printer.

Zoe Watts, 39, of St Helen's Avenue, Lincoln, has been jailed for eight years and six months after she was found with weapons, including knives and a crossbow, alongside parts for 3D printed guns during a raid on her home on 11 December, Lincolnshire Police said.

She was also given a forfeiture and destruction order, and will be subject to a serious crime prevention order for five years following her release.

Watts was sentenced on Friday at Lincoln Crown Court following a lengthy investigation that involved multiple departments.

Judge Simon Hirst told Watts, who appeared at the hearing via video link from HMP Downview in Surrey, that he realised cust

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