Man threatened landlord with 12-inch knife after he was given eviction order

A MAN threatened his landlord with a 12-inch knife after being told to move out.

- By DAVID POWELL Daily Post Reporter [e-mail]

Adam Holland had been given an eviction order but later approached his victim who feared he would be stabbed.

A judge yesterday told the defendant it had been a “frankly ridiculous” thing to do but accepted he had mental health difficulties.

The 30-year-old, of Feather Street, Flint, admitted threatening a person with a knife in a public place but his nine month jail term was suspended for 12 months.

Prosecutor Catherine Elvin told Caernarfon Crown Court that a David Williams was the landlord of a house where Holland lived with his mother in September 2023. By September 9 the rent hadn’t been paid for about six months.

So Mr Williams issued Holland and his mother with a notice to leave. He asked the tenants when they would leave and they said on the forthcoming Sunday.