A violent man chased his brother down the street armed with an axe before using it to smash up a sweet shop.
Frankie Parr threatened to blow up the Sweet Retreat on Elephant Lane in St Helens after getting into an argument with his brother, Andrew Parr, over money. The 33-year-old tried to contact his brother during the course of the day (March 29) but when he couldn't get hold of him, he started sending him texts threatening to smash up the shop, which was owned by his brother's partner Laura Hillcherry.
Martin Walsh, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court on Wednesday (November 16) how Andrew Parr reported the threats to police and he was told someone would speak to him. But that evening, Miss Hillcherry was dropping someone off home when she was told by a friend that Frankie Parr had turned up at the shop.
