Joel Bevan, of Neath Road, Plasmarl, was sentenced 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months
A MAN stabbed his father in the arm after a misunderstanding over a takeaway pizza.
Armed police were called to the family home of Joel Bevan on Neath Road, Plasmarl, on September 17, after the 21-year-old had struck his father Roger with the kitchen implement.
Swansea Crown Court was told Bevan has an autism spectrum disorder, and had misunderstood an exchange between his father and his sister, which he had perceived to be a threatening confrontation. The injury was not life-threatening.
Nicola Powell, mitigating, told the court: "Police had no choice but to arrest him because it had been a serious situation. But I do not want you to think this family is anti police in any way; they respect the difficult job they have to do."
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She added that Bevan 'had slipped through the net' of various social services departments over the years.
Bevan's father Roger was in court to support his son.
Sentencing Bevan to 12 months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, Judge Huw Davies said: "You are not a boy any more, you are a strong man. If you get angry and upset you could hurt someone. I know you did not want to hurt Roger, and he knows that. There are other ways to deal with your anger. Your case is different to nearly every other case like this."
He added: "You can go home with your father. Take care of each other."
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