A man had an "incredible" excuse after his DNA was found on a murder weapon . John Charlton was forensically linked to a Glock pistol that had been used in a fatal shooting and was also fired at a house on another occasion. Following the discovery of the murder weapon, Charlton claimed it was actually a toy gun that he had happened upon by chance while delivering firewood to a house. He gave the judge overseeing his trial a bizarre reply, telling him "I'm sorry about that" as he was locked up

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