A MAN went on a drink and drug-fuelled wrecking rampage after falling out with his disabled uncle.

Blackburn magistrates heard Stephen Ryan Cairney caused thousands of pounds of damage inside his uncle’s house in Blackburn before turning his attention to his car which was parked outside. The total bill for the damage came to more than £8,000.

Cairney, 26, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to damaging a television, microwave, coffee table, sofa and an Audi A4 belonging to Wayne McKenzie.

He was jailed for 16 weeks and made subject to a restraining order which prohibits him from having any contact with his uncle for 12 months.

Alex Mann, prosecuting, said Mr McKenzie had a carer because he suffered from multiple sclerosis.

On the day of the incident he had picked his nephew and his girlfriend up and they had all gone back to his house. He accepted that a large amount of alcohol and some cocaine had been consumed.

At some stage his carer turned up and Cairney became upset when he would not drive them all into town to a nightclub.

“He started shouting and Mr McKenzie was scared and decided to ring the police,” said Mrs Mann.

“The defendant saw that, snatched his phone and smashed it on the floor. He then went into a complete rage.”

She said Cairney ripped a TV off the wall and threw it to the floor, smashed the microwave oven and ripped off cupboard doors in the kitchen.

He went into the living room and smashed a fish bowl onto the glass coffee table.

He then went outside and threw beer bottles at his uncle’s car smashing windows before kicking and punching body panels.

Mrs Mann said Mr McKenzie had been so frightened by the incident he had moved home and changed his car to avoid any contact with his nephew.

“He says he has used all his savings to replace the items that were damaged,” said Mrs Mann.

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Gareth Price, defending, said his client had his own problems and had refused to reveal his address to the probation service because of previous incidents of violence towards him.

“He is on benefits and his ability to pay compensation will be far less that is required in this case,” said Mr Price.