A 24-year-old man has been sent to prison after pressing a blade against his mother’s neck and drenching her with scalding coffee.

Jordan Jones, from Shergold Road in Bampton, received his sentence at Oxford Crown Court on Monday, 23 March.

The defendant admitted guilt to three charges of criminal damage, two assault charges, inflicting actual bodily harm, beating-related assault and making knife threats within a domestic setting.

Every incident occurred at the residence where Jones and his mother were living together last year.

The prosecutor Jane Davies stated that Jones had never left the family home and was unemployed.

On 7 March the previous year, she was alerted by loud shouting from below. Upon investigation she discovered broken glass and evidence he had been consuming rum.

After returning upstairs, Jones entered her bedroom holding a kitchen blade and placed it against her throat.

The prosecutor explained that Jones’s mother reported being terrified and could feel the knife making contact with her skin.

Jones then drove the blade into the mattress, causing damage to the bedding. He also struck a mirror which shattered into pieces.

On 27 June the previous year, following an argument about increased rent contributions, Jones destroyed ornaments and picture frames.

On 20 July, Jones shoved his mother causing her to stumble backwards into a banister. On 11 August, she discovered a hole in the wall.

The most recent episode occurred on 9 October, when his mother prepared Jones’s preferred meal.

She explained that he was in a poor mood and took offence at her cooking, flinging chicken pieces at her. He also tipped hot coffee over her head.

His mother subsequently contacted emergency services and required hospital treatment.

In her victim statement, she expressed that her affection for her son remained undiminished but that he had become unrecognisable to her. She described feeling extremely frightened for her wellbeing and believing her life was in danger. She stated that Jones needed to consider his conduct and that she could not transform him, only he possessed that ability.

The defence lawyer Peter Du Feu indicated that the relationship between Jones and his mother had deteriorated significantly and become increasingly unmanageable, describing it as a deeply regrettable circumstance.

Judge Ian Pringle KC remarked that these incidents exemplified Jones’s conduct towards his mother, describing his behaviour as completely unacceptable. He noted that despite everything, she still held feelings of care and affection for him. He told Jones that he needed to address his issues and reminded him that he had his entire future ahead of him.

Jones was sentenced to 22 months imprisonment.

He was also subject to a two-year restraining order prohibiting contact with his mother.