An aggressive vandal used a large garden fork to damage a flat door while people were inside.
Daniel Mair, who is using a wheelchair as he currently has two broken legs, had turned up at the address in Heaton after wrongly believing that his uncle was inside. However, rather than leave when he got no response, the 34-year-old turned aggressive and picked up a garden fork, a court was told.
Mair then used the implement to strike the door to the flat, whilst people were inside, and caused damage worth £170 to repair. He was arrested after the police were called as the frightened occupants believed Mair was a burglar and was trying to break in.
