Violence Antidepressant 04/06/2007 England Son Attacks Father: Was Taking "Too Much" Antidepressant Medication
 
 Summary:<br><br><div>Paragraphs 11 &amp; 12 read:&nbsp; &quot;<strong>Mr Mellor said: &ldquo;He <u>did not calm down w</u>hen the police arrived and was still abusive when he was put in handcuffs and resisted arrest.&quot;<br /><br />&quot;When he was later interviewed by police <u>he said his behaviour was affected by taking too much antidepressant medication.&quot;<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br /></u></strong><a href="http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=505690">http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=505690<br /><br /><br /></a>Son jailed for race attack on his dad<br />Published on 04/06/2007<br /><br />A SON who racially abused his father and smashed up the family home has been jailed.<br /><br />Stephen Mark Darby, 30, hurled racist abuse at his father, George Dixon, who is of Asian origin, during the incident in Barrow on April 2.<br /><br />Darby also kicked him in the groin and said: &ldquo;you&rsquo;ve signed your own death warrant dad.&rdquo;<br /><br />Furness Magistrates&rsquo; Court heard Darby became aggressive towards his mother, Dianne Dixon, and demanded his tea when he arrived at their Park Road home.<br /><br />Prosecuting, Mr David Mellor, told the court on Thursday: &ldquo;Stephen was quite aggressive and Mrs Dixon felt threatened by his behaviour.<br /><br />&ldquo;He went into the kitchen and smashed a glass so she called her husband who asked Stephen what was wrong.<br /><br />&ldquo;Stephen asked his father if he wanted to start, before going into the bedroom.<br /><br />&ldquo;He came back and smashed a DVD player which he had taken out of the bedroom.<br /><br />&ldquo;He then threw a broken DVD player and television into the hallway before becoming abusive towards Mr Dixon.&rdquo;<br /><br />Magistrates heard Darby continued to act aggressively and shout abuse to his parents and the police.<br /><br />Mr Mellor said: &ldquo;He did not calm down when the police arrived and was still abusive when he was put in handcuffs and resisted arrest.<br /><br />&ldquo;When he was later interviewed by police he said his behaviour was affected by taking too much antidepressant medication.&rdquo;<br /><br />Darby was also arrested on April 30 after police were called to his previous bail address in Millom.<br /><br />Friends and family members said he had been drinking all day and did not want him staying at the Devonshire Close address any longer.<br /><br />Darby pleaded guilty to causing criminal damage to property valued under &pound;5,000, racially aggravated common assault and resisting arrest from a police constable.<br /><br />Sentencing Darby, presiding magistrate Mrs Sharon Stephenson, said: &ldquo;These offences are so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified.&rdquo;<br /><br />She gave him a 120-day jail term.<br /></div> 
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