A thirty-two year old Staffordshire man has recently been jailed for 21 months. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court were told how the man in question returned to his mothers house on the 28th August in a drunken state.the defendant became aggressive and angry, prompting his brother to come to the house. Paul Spratt, prosecutor, described how the defendants brother telephoned and He went on to say "The
defendant became erratic. He went to the kitchen and picked up a knife
with a 12-inch blade. His mum called the police and the defendant said
he was going to kill all the people in the house. When
the police arrived the defendant had dropped the knife and was in
possession of a whisky bottle. Officers were in fear for their personal
safety and used CS gas."
When interviewed by police the defendant commented that police "had it in for him" and were mistaken. He did, however, plead guilty to affray in court. As the defendant suffers from agoraphobia he was sentenced in absence yesterday. Jabeen Akhtar, defending, said her client had consumed too much alcohol.
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