Serial menace Daniel Patton's long-suffering family has told of their dismay and embarrassment that he "will not leave us alone".
For seven years he has repeatedly harassed his mum, stepdad and gran and simply ignores court orders aimed at curtailing his annoying and upsetting antics.
In his latest episode of appalling behaviour, he made disgusting comments about his family, asked to fight his stepdad William Murray and threw a plant pot at his living room window in Wallsend, when he was not allowed in.
Newcastle Crown Court heard the 29-year-old has previously breached restraining orders around ten times and has now been locked up after he admitted another breach, as well as criminal damage and other offences.
Prosecutor Neil Pallister said: "Since 2013 the defendant, because of alcohol problems and general poor behaviour, has been harassing his mother at her home.
"Restraining orders were put in place to protect her and his grandmother and a further restraining order was made for his stepfather after further offences at the family home.
"He was prohibited from harassing, pestering or annoying his stepfather and was not to enter Bristol Drive."
But on December 11 last year, Patton, of Berwick Drive, Battle Hill, Wallsend, flouted a court order yet again.
Mr Murray and Patton's mum were watching TV when they heard the menace at the door.
Mr Pallister said: "He says he heard a voice through the letter box which he immediately recognised as the defendant's voice. He could tell from the sound he was under the influence of drink or drugs."
Patton was demanding cigarettes from his mum and they ignored him, hoping he would go away.
"However the shouting continued and became more threatening," Mr Pallister said.
"He shouted threats to Mr Murray, saying 'Will, you're just a rat you wrong'un, come outside and fight me like a man'.
"He tried to ignore it but he continued shouting more abuse which was particularly distressing for Mr Murray.
Mr Murray called 999 and while on the phone he heard a loud bang at the living room window, as Patton threw a plant pot from next door at it - causing chips and scratches which cost £200 to fix.
Mr Pallister said: "Mr Murray's wife and his wife's mother, who is 70, went upstairs to avoid further confrontation."
When CCTV fitted at the house was checked, it showed Patton staggering towards the address, shouting through the letter box, kicking out at the front window then getting a plant pot and throwing it at the window.
Mr Murray said in a victim impact statement: "Despite a restraining order and the expense of installing CCTV, Daniel will not leave us alone.
"After a hard day's work we want to relax at home, not sit on edge waiting for broken windows or abuse through the letter box.
"It's embarrassing for neighbours to have to witness it, thinking we are like that, which we are not. We are hard-working, law-abiding people who just want a quiet life.
"His grandmother is elderly and she was scared. She has a heart condition, which Daniel knows.
"His behaviour has to be made to stop."
The court heard Patton has 78 previous convictions, including repeated breaches of restraining orders since one was first imposed to protect his mum in 2012.
One of them happened on December 11 last year - the same day he had been in court to be sentenced for earlier matters.
As well as breaching the restraining order and criminal damage, Patton also admitted theft of a motor scooter after posing as a Good Samaritan when the owner couldn't get it started - only to make off on it when he got it going. He also admitted failing to give a specimen later on when police caught up with him.
He was jailed for 18 months and banned from driving for 30 months.
Andrew Findlay, defending, said a pre-sentence report on Patton "paints a bleak picture".
He added: "He has alcohol issues which are unresolved and had an abusive childhood.
"He is dismayed at his situation, he is sick of his life, he is sick of being in custody.
"He, in some ways, seems to be frozen as an adolescent, or not much older than that."
