Father who ‘stabbed’ car avoids jail term
Court hears how a Filey family was put through a ‘terrifying ordeal’ by offender
A father-of-two who terrorised a family with a knife and stabbed the blade into their car bonnet has been spared jail.
Mohammed Nori, 39, drove to a man’s home in Filey in the early hours of the morning and put the family members through a terrifying ordeal after getting out of a Citroen car and punching their living-room window while shouting dire threats, York Crown Court heard.
One of the male householders went outside to confront Nori, who pulled a knife from his pocket, waved it around and hissed: “I’m going to kill you.”
The ensuing slanging match in the street continued in the house itself, where Nori was holding a knife by his side, added the barrister.
By now, other family members had been drawn into the argument which spilled out onto the street once more.
When one of the male victims asked Nori what his problem was, the wild-eyed defendant walked over to the fam- ily’s Vauxhall car and stabbed the knife into the bonnet, said MsFry.
Other family members, who had armed themselves, came outside as Nori allegedly charged at one of the males with the knife.
The man’s brother, it was claimed in court, was said to have blocked the knife with his arm.
Nori then marched up to their sister who was also threatened, the court heard.
The victims warned Nori they would call police at which point he drove off with another male.
He was later arrested and charged with possessing a knife, criminal damage and threatening behaviour related to the incident in Queen Street on September 14 last year.
Nori, of Heron Court, The Pastures, Filey, immediately owned up to the offences and told officers: “I’m sorry. I’m guilty.” The court heard there
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