Pictured: South Wales Police custody picture of Richard Punchard <br /> Re: A man who planted a fake bomb in a busy shopping centre deliberately chose to do it just two days after the suicide attack in Manchester in order to attract as much attention as possible, a court has heard.<br /> Richard Punchard put the hoax device under a bench in the middle of Swansea's Quadrant centre on May 24 this year, at a time of heightened terrorist threat and public concern about security.<br /> He was later tackled by a member of the public who saw him being chased by police officers and took him to the ground.<br /> Punchard, aged 21, of Ozanam Court, Portmead, Swansea, pleaded guilty to placing an imitation explosive device with intent when he appeared at Swansea Crown Court.<br /> Brian Simpson, prosecuting, said on the morning of May 24 Punchard made a device - fashioned from a wooden jewellery box, wires from old computer games consoles, and tape - before taking the bus into town.<br /> He then made his way into the Quadrant Shopping Centre and sat on a bench near Debenhams before removing the device from the rucksack he was carrying and placing it under his seat.