Leeds son mowed down own dad in his vehicle after Xbox argument
He drove at him after knocking him to the ground in the street
A furious son drove at his dad and knocked him down following a street fight, leaving him with a dislocated shoulder.
Marius Tait clipped the man after an argument escalated over repayment of money his dad had loaned him to buy an Xbox games console.
The 24-year-old avoided jail at Leeds Crown Court after admitting charge of ABH.
The pair had a strained relationship which culminated in the incident on December 1, 2023, prosecutor Samuel Ponniah said.
When his father asked for the money, Tait became aggressive and asked the older man to “step outside”, suggesting they fight.
When they got outside, the older man pre-empted an attack by Tait so headbutted him.
In retaliation, Tait punched the victim to the back of the head which sent him to the ground. He became verbally abusive and threatened to “get someone round and stab him up”.
Leaving the man in the middle of Broadlea Road in Bramley, Tait then got into his vehicle and drove towards him.
The man was able to get to his feet, but the nearside wing clipped his leg and the bonnet clipped his arm.
Tait then sped off without stopping. The incident was caught on a doorbell camera.
The victim was able to pop his shoulder back into place and was then taken to hospital.
Tait, of Windermere Terrace, Bradford, has two previous convictions for theft.
Mitigating, Verity Barnes said it was more “reckless” of Tait in his vehicle rather than intentional.
She said it took two years for the charge to be brought against him, that he lives with his partner and is training to become a roofer.
She said: “It’s a sad case between a father and a son.”
Judge Richard Mansell KC told Tait he used a highly-dangerous weapon to cause the injury but accepted it was not intentional, saying he would have faced a more severe punishment had he intended to hurt his father.
He gave him a 12-month sentence, suspended for 12 months, with 150 hours of unpaid work to complete.