A burglar charged at a man while brandishing a hammer after he attempted to thwart the crook's getaway attempts.
Andrew Thompson callously targeted a house on Christmas Day while the homeowner was out having his Christmas dinner. It was also the victim's first Christmas without his mum, whose birthday happened to fall on December 25.
After being alerted to the break-in, his son rushed to the scene and boxed the burglar's car in on the driveway - which he responded to by ramming the vehicle which was blocking his escape. A judge told Thompson had "provided no goodwill to others whatsoever".
