A drunk son threatened to kill his own mother while holding a knife to her throat during a terrifying attack in her own home.
Wayne Rollin also strangled the elderly victim until she nearly passed out and spat on her, all in front of his petrified 85-year-old father, a court heard. Rollin then threw a vase at the woman and punched her in the stomach before he eventually calmed down and was disarmed.
Newcastle Crown Court was told that the 46-year-old, who has a history of mental health difficulties, including a personality disorder, had been staying with his parents in their Northumberland home in August last year. Trouble first flared one evening when Rollin had drank a bottle of port and became abusive toward his mother, saying he hated her and wanted her to die, prosecutors said.
