Jailed: Son who stabbed father over flirting in Black Country pub
A man who repeatedly stabbed his father after being embarrassed by the older man's flirting with women in a pub has been jailed for seven years.
Carl Harris was wounded in the neck, chest, abdomen and hand during the onslaught from 30-year-old Danny Buckland, Wolverhampton Crown Court was told.
Violence flared after the pair went for a drink in a bid to heal a family rift on July 23, it was said.
They downed cans of lager before going to The Frying Pan in Bilston Street, Wednesbury, where both were later asked to leave after the father 'made a nuisance of himself flirting with some girls,' explained Mr Peter Grice, prosecuting.
Buckland was furious with 48-year-old Mr Harris and the pair argued in the street outside the pub before going their separate ways, continued the lawyer.
But the defendant soon headed for his father's flat in Blackhall Close, Darlaston where they continued the argument after he had been let into the property, the court heard.
Buckland, who had a history of violent offending dating back to 2002, went into the kitchen, pulled out a knife with a four inch serrated blade and stabbed his father five times after grabbing him by the collar, said Mr Grice.
Mr Harris was taken to hospital where the wounds were stitched and he was discharged after being kept in overnight for observation.
Buckland later told police he had been worried by the behaviour of his father because the partner of one of the women he had targeted was in jail for murder, it was alleged.
Mr Jon Roe, defending, said the son had 'personality difficulties' and was in an 'emotional crisis' after being separated from his family for some time and had been persuaded by his step mother to go round to his father's home.
"He loves his father and is deeply troubled to have hurt him in this way, "continued Mr Roe. "He admits that he had bottled up his feelings after being separated from his family for too long. He appreciates that the situation could have been avoided if he had sought help earlier."
Buckland from Stafford Street, Darlaston pleaded guilty to wounding and was sent to prison by Judge Nicholas Webb who told him: "Understandably you were embarrassed at being asked to leave the public house because of the behaviour of your father but this was a grave offence. His injuries were nasty but could have been much worse and you could have been facing a more serious charge than this."
