A son threatened his mother with a hunting knife and took £1,800 from her before stealing her car. He sent threatening messages to family in a WhatsApp group, referring to himself as a "big time gangster boss" and "big man".
Sadikur Rahman, 25, of Newport, had been acting erratically and aggressively at the home of his mother on December 1 last year and had left the address. But he returned at 2am the next day and asked to speak to his mother, who had locked her bedroom door due to his past behaviour.
A sentencing hearing at Cardiff Crown Court on Tuesday heard the victim unlocked the door but Rahman became aggressive and demanded money. It was then the victim saw the defendant holding a large hunting knife in his hand which he then held against her face just centimetres from her nose. He then ran the blade along her arms, saying "See this? Look at me."
