A man threatened to slice his own mother's throat after flying into a rage when he found out she'd donated some of his clothes to charity.
Ryan Lee Smith "lost his temper" and armed himself with a knife after finding out his mum had sent some of his clothes to charity without his permission. The 23-year-old then made terrifying threats and assaulted her, before taking her phone off her to stop her from calling the police.
Smith, formerly of John Street North, Meadowfield, Durham, appeared at Durham Crown Court via link from HMP Durham on Thursday to be sentenced for assault occasioning actual bodily harm, making threats to kill and threatening a person with a bladed article. He had pleaded guilty to the charges.
