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Ex-Waterloo Road star armed with machete threatened family in escalating dispute while 'extremely intoxicated'

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direct to your inboxA former TV star threatened a family with a machete and smashed the windows of their home during a drink and drug fuelled tirade.

Craig Fitzpatrick, who starred in BBC drama Waterloo Road, turned up to his victims' home with his cousin after a volatile 'family dispute' caused 'emotions to run high', a judge said.Speaking to Fitzpatrick, who appeared via video link at Forest Bank, the judge said: "I am aware you are an actor, it has been said that you have been unable to fulfil your potential because of other factors, not least your use of alcohol and other substances and propensity to aggression."Minshull Street Crown Court heard that Fitzpatrick, from Oldham, was 'highly intoxicated and under the influence of drugs'.

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