Man spared jail after threatening father with axe and knife

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:32 · Archive

Tony Scott, 27, threatened his father with a kitchen knife during a drunken rampage in Norwich and was given a suspended sentence.

Tony Scott, 27, became violently abusive during a visit to his father's home in Norwich on 24 September, armed with a kitchen knife during an argument over a crucifix. He waved the knife, causing his father to fear being stabbed, and repeatedly used it to smash a mobile phone before attempting to flee the property on George Winter Close. Two axes were found in a bag he was carrying when he was arrested.

Scott, who appeared before Norwich Magistrates' Court via video link from HMP Norwich, pleaded guilty to threats with a bladed article in a private place, possession of an offensive weapon, assault by beating and two counts of assaulting police officers. He received a nine-month sentence suspended for two years.

His solicitor Richard Mann said Scott 'bitterly regretted' the incident and that three weeks spent on remand had been significant. Mann argued the 'deterrent effect is very real in this case'.

How it is being reported

• Son armed with axe and knife threatened own father in rampage over a crucifixTony Scott who threatened his father with a knife and carried two axes during a drunken rampage has been spared jail.Eastern Daily Press · 16 Oct, 06:00
• Son armed with axe and knife threatened own father in rampage over a crucifixTony Scott who threatened his father with a knife and carried two axes during a drunken rampage has been spared jail.Norwich Evening News · 16 Oct, 06:00

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