PARCEL ROW LED TO BLADE BEING PULLED

Thug jailed over incident that left his mum terrified

- By ADAM EVERETT

A THUG flew into a rage and pulled a knife on his friend while apparently accusing him of stealing a parcel from his mum.

Adam Mercer invited his friends around to his mother's home, despite being banned from contacting her or entering her street by a court order.

The drug-fuelled gathering then escalated into violence and left her calling 999 as she cowered in fear in her bedroom. Despite her having "urged an element of leniency" for her son, the dad-of-one has now been sent back to prison.

Liverpool Crown Court heard that Mercer's mum Deborah McDowell arrived back at her home on Cullen Avenue in Bootle on April 8 this year, following a shopping trip, to find her son and an unnamed "associate" in her living room.

The 31-year-old, of Worcester Road, was previously handed a restraining order in October 2023 which prevented him from having contact with his mother or entering her street.