A man left his father terrified after holding up a Stanley knife to his neck and threatening to slash him "from ear to ear".
Stuart Doughty went to his dad's home in the early hours of April 19, this year, and carried out the frightening offence, before threatening to take his own life and saying, "it's either you or me". Durham Crown Court heard the incident left his father "absolutely petrified".
Doughty, of Firtree, Shildon, appeared at the court on Friday to be sentenced for threatening a person with a bladed article in a private place. The 33-year-old pleaded guilty to the charge at a previous hearing.