Kick boxer admits assaulting his own mother

A court heard how Rhys Michael Gear, 19, pushed his mother and damaged kitchen units and a glass shelf at the family's home address.

Gear, of Ponyter's End, Llansantffraid, appeared at the North East Wales Magistrates Court over the weekend, where he was bailed and told not to contact his parents.

He appeared before Welshpool Magistrates Court on Tuesday for where he was due to be sentenced, but the case was adjourned until May 4 pending reports.

At court last week, he admitted assaulting his mother, two criminal damage charges and resisting police in their duty.

Prosecutor, Nicola Wyn Williams, said that his father received a call at work to say that the defendant was kicking off and had damaged kitchen units, and when he returned home, he found three had been damaged, with two in pieces.

Two days later Gear became abusive with his mother, calling her foul names and he threw a dumbell at a glass shelf in his bedroom causing it to shatter.

As his mother took a laptop out of the room he pushed her back with both hands, but she was not injured.

When police arrived he swore at them and struggled on arrest and had to be taken to the ground.

In interview he admitted what he had done and said he pushed his mother away for her own safety, and that he could not control his temper.

The court heard how the defendant had broken his back two years ago and was deaf in one ear, and was on long term sickness.

It happened in a work accident, and the accident had impacted on his mental health.

The prosecutor explained he could become aggressive and tearful within seconds and had memory loss, and his parents needed help in looking after him and felt they were unable to control him.

Defending solicitor Gary Harvey said that it was a sad and tragic case of a pleasant young man, who while working as a plasterer fell 13 feet.

He damaged his spinal cord and had pressure on the brain.

Gear had been a sportsman and was a kick boxing champion, previously winning in his age group at the world championships in America.

Gear had taken drugs for a while but had distanced himself from others who took drugs and no longer had a phone.

Mr Harvey said the parents did not want their son prosecuted but wanted him to get the help he needed.