Jamie Church's behaviour was described as 'disgraceful' when he appeared at Swansea Magistrates Court
A TEENAGER drunkenly assaulted his mum, including screaming abuse in her face and demanding money and food a court has heard.
Magistrates said Jamie Church had treated his mother "disgracefully" during the incident, which lasted a number of hours.
Sharon Anderson, prosecuting, told Swansea Magistrates Court that 19-year-old Church had been out drinking for much of the day when he returned home to the house he shared with his mother in Glynneath on Saturday evening.
The court heard he threw a bottle of Strongbow cider at the front door — which smashed — and then went into the house and began shouting at his mum and banging on the kitchen table.
Later that evening he began demanding money and a kebab from his mother, "shouting in her face, almost nose-to-nose" and calling her a waste of space.
The court heard she gave him money from her purse but he demanded more.
Church's mum then left the house and police were called — when officers arrived the teenager fled from a back window and escaped over the garden fence.
Police carried out a search of the area and Church was found in the early hours of the morning in a relative's house nearby, and arrested.
The court heard that as he was being led to the police car he "barged" a female officer out of the way and attempted to flee once more, but was detained.
Church, of Nant Hir, Glynnneath, broke down in tears as he pleaded guilty to common assault and to assaulting a constable when he appeared in custody.
Chris White, for Church, said his client was finding it hard to cope with a recent family bereavement, and had problems with interpersonal skills — "and was perhaps drinking more that he should".
He added that the money Church had demanded was in fact his own money that his mum was looking after for him, but that he realised his behaviour towards her had been unacceptable.
Alun Williams, chairman of the bench, told Church the way he had spoken to his mother had been "utterly disgraceful", and that he had show a disregard for the law in what he had done to the arresting constable.
Church was fined £75 and made the subject of a 12 month community order with a rehabilitation programme. He must also pay £85 costs and an £85 surcharge.
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