A mum was left with a broken leg when her son grabbed her foot and lifted it into the air during a row.
Raymond Ruddy turned up at his mother's home to pick up belongings but became irate as not everything he was expecting to be there was there. He ended up lifting her foot up, causing her to fall to the ground and break the top of her femur.
Newcastle Crown Court heard their relationship had deteriorated over the previous year due to Ruddy's drink, drugs and gambling issues. He would repeatedly attend the 59-year-old's home seeking assistance.
