Telford teenager is banned from his own mother's home over damage
A Telford teenager has been told not to contact his own mother for 12 months after he smashed up parts of her home in an angry outburst.
Elliot Alexander Humphries' mother was "at the end of her tether" and needed protection from him, a court in Telford was told.
He was banned from contacting his mother or going near her home for 12 months, by the court.
Sentencing, District Judge Andrew King said: "It's for you really to win back her affection and trust again."
Prosecuting, Mrs Kate Price said that the 18-year-old had smashed up a door and glasses and also damaged a TV at his mother's home while she was staying over at her partner's house.
Afterwards he contacted her by text message saying that the house was damaged and he was sorry.
Mrs Price said the defendant's mother returned to her home in St Georges to find an internal door taken off its hinges and propped up in another room, with smashed up panels, and smashed glasses in the kitchen.
She found her son asleep upstairs.
Humphries, of Hartshill Avenue, Oakengates, admitted one count of criminal damage when he appeared at Telford Magistrates Court on Wednesday.
In a statement read to the court, the defendant's mother said: "Elliot is my son and I don't want to make a complaint, however I feel it's the only thing I have.
"I'm worried his offending will continue and escalate," she said, adding that her son was "commanding and controlling" and "feels he has nothing to lose".
Mrs Price told the court that the defendant's mother had requested a restraining order.
"She's at the end of her tether. She's done everything she can to help," said Mrs Price.
"She needs protecting from him," she added.
For Humphries, Mr Steven Meredith said the restraining order had "come completely out of the blue" for the defendant.
Humphries, who suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Asperger Syndrome, had lost his temper, damaged his mother's property and immediately apologised, Mr Meredith told the court.
The court heard that Humphries' partner had recently lost a baby while pregnant and that the funeral had only been held two days before the offence.
He was also given an 18-month conditional discharge and ordered to pay £121 compensation and a £15 victim surcharge by the court as part of his sentence.
