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Son barricaded mother in bedroom with ladder

Court hearing for 24-year-old

A court's heard a drunken Port Erin man argued with his mother and barricaded her in her own bedroom with a ladder.

Twenty-four-year-old Brandon James Robley, of Fairyhill Close, appeared at Douglas Courthouse.

He pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage on 3 November.

Robley had been drinking at home with a friend before the row at around 1am.

He lost his temper when his mother complained about his loud music and took away a speaker he was using.

In response Robley began shouting and swearing before shutting her in her bedroom.

A neighbour called police and officers arrived to find he'd broken a tumble dryer and pulled a door from its hinges.

Magistrates ordered him to spend a year under the supervision of the probation service and pay £50 towards prosecution costs.

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