A 28-YEAR-OLD man must carry out unpaid work after trying to bite his mum during an alcohol-fuelled argument.

Timothy Howell, of no fixed abode, pleaded guilty on December 19, 2022, to three counts of assault by beating and one count of criminal damage, all of which took place on October 14 at an address in Anderton, Northwich.

Magistrates sitting at Warrington Magistrates’ Court on January 11 heard Howell’s parents had returned home to find him asleep on the sofa with evidence of him having been drinking alcohol.

Prosecutor Edward Rattigan said they tried to get him off the sofa, but he refused, and they began shouting at him, at which point he began flailing his arms and legs, hitting his mum while doing so.

Howell’s dad tried to restrain him, but Howell attempted to hit and kick him; he also tried to bite his mum.

The court was told Howell’s brother came downstairs and tried to stop the defendant and Howell grabbed him and ripped his t-shirt.

In reply to his brother hitting him in defence, Howell told him: “I will come back when you’re in bed and I will stab you.”

Mr Rattigan added Howell committed the offences ‘in drink’ and asked magistrates to consider granting compensation of £70 for the ripped t-shirt.

Defence solicitor Becky Hay said Howell should be given credit for his prompt guilty plea.

She added he has struggled ‘on and off’ with alcohol and this incident was ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’ and the family could not take it anymore.

The court heard Howell has not touched alcohol for several months, has maintained employment and is a ‘hardworking young man’.

Taking this into consideration, magistrates chair Robin Bradshaw sentenced Howell to a 12-month community order with 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days and 100 hours of unpaid work.

Howell must pay £70 in compensation for the ripped t-shirt, £120 in court costs and a surcharge of £114.

He is subject to a restraining order prohibiting him from entering the street where his parents live for 12 months.