A Durham man smashed up his ill mother's garden furniture on Christmas Eve and is now banned from contacting her.
Shaun Parker was already serving a suspended prison sentence for an assault he carried out on a man who he kicked in the head when he committed the criminal damage offence against his mum on December 24. The 34-year-old caused damage to her garden ornaments and furniture after turning up to her home.
Parker, of Croxdale, Durham, appeared at Durham Crown Court on Friday to be sentenced for criminal damage and breach of the 21 month prison sentence, which was suspended for two years, and was imposed in December 2020. Paul Cleasby, prosecuting, said: "The defendant has an estranged relationship with his mother. He suffers with drug and alcohol addiction and his mum is in ill health.
