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Emylie Howie

Barrhead mum forced to barricade herself in bedroom as drug addict son brandished knife

A terrified mum was forced to barricade herself in her bedroom and arm herself with a toolbox to shield herself against her drug-fuelled son.

Jacqueline McNaughton used a chest of drawers to jam the door closed to stop her son, Joseph McNaughton, 42, getting inside.

McNaughton’s mother had anticipated her son’s behaviour, which resulted in him waving a knife at her in her Barrhead home, reports the Paisley Daily Express.

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