A MAN who committed assault and made threats to kill has four months to prove he can be rehabilitated.
Samuel Blackwell, of Court Gardens, Kempsey, Worcester, was warned by a judge last month he was facing a substantial sentence of imprisonment.
The 21-year-old previously admitted criminal damage to property; assault occasioning actual bodily harm, two counts of making threats to kill and sending a letter/communication /article conveying a threatening message.
Blackwell appeared on videolink to Worcester Crown Court to be sentenced on the five counts on Monday, (February 27).
At the start of the hearing Judge Nicholas Cartwright said he was indicating he was willing to give a rare deferred sentence in the case.
The judge explained a letter had been sent to the court from Blackwell's cousin which was an offer for him to move to arranged accommodation in Yorkshire where he could train to be an electrician.
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No further details of the offences - which all took place between September 1 and October 11 last year - were revealed in court.
But the judge said Blackwell's mother was the victim of the assault and the criminal damage.
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The judge told Blackwell: "I'm going to defer sentence for four months.
"If you keep your side of the bargain, you won't be going to prison."
Blackwell was told the requirements were he moved to Yorkshire; he stayed out of trouble and did not reoffend, he reduced his cannabis consumption and he worked as a trainee electrician.
Blackwell has conditional bail including the conditions he does not visit his mother's address in Worcester or where she works.
Jamie Scott, prosecuted while Amber Morrell defended during the hearing.
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