A man threatened his neighbours with a sabre sword and a piece of wood after a dispute over parking escalated out of control.
Cristi Chiriac took exception when another resident on his street in Benwell asked him to move his vehicle from in front of their home and park it outside his own property. A court heard that the request made the 21-year-old see red and he immediately sought to arm himself.
Magistrates were told that Chiriac grabbed a plank of wood from his car and began swinging it at the resident and his brother as they made desperate attempts to push him away. A scuffle broke out and Chiriac was disarmed of the wood but still refused to walk away.
