Drunken thug attacked his own dad and broke his jaw as he slept on the sofa
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA man from Middleton attacked his own dad as he slept leaving him with a broken jaw. Mark Meredith, who had been drinking, set on his own father as he lay snoozing on a sofa, grabbing hold of him violently and he fell hitting his head on a brick wall.
Meredith, who has an appalling record of 50 previous convictions, has now been jailed for two years for the assault on his 'vulnerable' parent.
A court heard that the incident happened at the Warrington home of Meredith’s then-girlfriend on October 16 last year. READ MORE: Man who walked into Tesco with serious head injuries after being attacked fighting for life in hospital Meredith, 35, started calling his then-girlfriend abusive names and tried to headbutt her, Katy Appleton, prosecuting, told Liverpool Crown Court.
His father intervened and told the defendant he was a coward and to go outside and calm down. Meredith did go outside and his dad told his girlfriend that he was ashamed of his son.
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