A DRUNKEN man who threatened to pull a four-year-old disabled boy from his wheelchair and kill him has narrowly avoided jail.

Christian Bond was drunk when he yelled abuse at the Smith family, swore at them and threatened to “smash-up” four-year-old Jonty’s wheelchair. Worcester Magistrates Court was told Bond was outside Jane and Ian Smith’s home in Pershore.

Their son Jonty has cerebral palsy, epilepsy and left hemiplegia. The family recently raised £8,858 through a public campaign to buy a new wheelchair.

Liam Finch, prosecuting, said while Bond was in a drunken state, he had shouted at the family home: “I am going to kill you and your son. You don’t need a wheelchair. If I see him in a wheelchair I will rip him out and kill him and smash up the wheelchair.”

Bond, aged 31, of Cornmore, Pershore, admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour with intent. He was handed a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 24 months and must also attend an anger management programme.

He was also ordered to pay £50 in compensation and £85 in costs.