'I'm going to kill you' - South Shields man hurled abuse at his mum after breaching order to stay away
Mum used mobile phone to record her son being abusive to her outside her home in South Shields.
A South Tyneside man breached a court order to stay away from his mum for a second time in two months when he turned up on her doorstep and issued a threat to kill.
Daniel Elliott, 33, swore in doing so outside her home in Foss Way, West Harton, on Saturday, September 5, while her partner was present, borough magistrates heard.
Elliot, of Hill Park Road, Jarrow, was recorded by them on a mobile phone but his image as he spoke was not, prosecutor Paul Anderson said.
He was made subject to a non-molestation order by South Shields Family Court on Friday, June 12, after several domestic related incidents against his mother.
Its prohibitions include him not going to her home or harassing her and it is in place for 12 months.
But he also breached the order on Thursday, June 12, when he visited a pizza takeaway in an out-of-bounds zone close to her property.
He was described by his solicitor in court as “vulnerable”, having mental health issues and possibly suffering from psychosis on the day of the offence.
Mr Anderson said: “He was made subject to this order on June 12 and it’s a 12-month order, served on June 15.
“It has various prohibitions from going to Foss Way, where his parents live, and they include not harassing his mother.
“On September 5 he turned up outside her home. He said, ‘I’m going to kill you'. The police were called.
“Video was taken where you can hear but you can’t see who was outside.
“He appeared before the court recently in relation to the same order breach and was made subject to a financial penalty.
“This offence has a starting point of 12 weeks, and the crown invites you to view that it needs a report.”
Elliot pleaded guilty to a charge of breaching a non-molestation order.
David Forrester, defending, told magistrates that Elliott may have been suffering a psychotic episode on the day of his latest offence.
Mr Forrester added “You dealt with the first breach, which was when he’d been to Foss Way for pizza, which was outside his mum’s house.
“He didn’t realise that he couldn’t go to the pizza shop. He’s an extremely vulnerable individual with substantial mental health issues and learning difficulties.
“You’re going to need the Probation Service to speak to him to see if anything can be done.
“He can’t remember doing what he did. He doesn’t know why he was there. He also went to the pizza shop.”
In a report, the Probation Service said Elliott was not fit to work and was claiming state benefits.
Magistrates sentenced Elliott to a six-month community order, with six rehabilitation days and a £114 victim surcharge, and warned him to stay away from his mum.
John Lee, chair of the bench, told him: “It seems that life has dealt you a bid of a bad hand. There may be times when you feel tempted to go but please don’t.”
Elliott replied: “I’m not going at all ever again.”