A RAGING drug addict who smashed his way into his terrified parents' home to rob money has been jailed for three years.

Jonathan Taylor punched his father in the face and grabbed £80 cash from his mother when he broke into the bedroom where she was hiding.

Taylor, 35, sat in the dock at Bradford Crown Court yesterday with his head in his hands as prosecutor Jonathan Sharp told how he demanded: "Give me money," after barging his way into the family home in Thornton Road, Bradford.

He was wanted on arrest warrant after failing to turn up at the city's magistrates court six days earlier following an earlier disturbance at the house.Taylor was charged with resisting a police officer after running from the property when his parents called the police on November 14. He had to be forced to the ground and handcuffed as he struggled, swore and shouted.

Mr Sharp said Taylor, of Sunbridge Road, Bradford, led a chaotic lifestyle.

"He is a chronic drug addict who has made his parents' life a misery for a number of years," he said.

On December 8, Taylor turned up at their home demanding money.

His mother shut herself in a bedroom and his father threw his weight against the side door of the house to prevent him getting in.

The door buckled under blows from his son and the bolt and safety chain smashed.

Taylor flung it open, knocking his father in the chest. He got on top of him and punched him in the head while trying to snatch his bank card from his trousers.

He ran upstairs and forced open the bedroom door and grabbed the cash from his mother.

Mr Sharp said Mr Taylor senior had high blood pressure and was left very scared.

Mrs Taylor was crying hysterically, shaking and too shocked to speak.

Paramedics were called to attend to her.

Taylor told the police he had not had his Methadone and his drug dealer had taken his money.

He was angry and needed cash 'to make him feel better again.'

After his arrest, he tested positive for cocaine and opiates.

He pleaded guilty to attempting to rob his father and theft from his mother.

Taylor's solicitor advocate, Anne-Marie Hutton, said his mother was present in court and remained supportive of him.

"He is crying out for help and it is a measure of his absolute desperation that he acted how he did on that day," she said.

In his probation report, Taylor said of his parents: "I have put them through hell over the years and they have always stood by me."

The Recorder of Bradford, Judge Roger Thomas QC, told him: "I hope that when you are released you can repay the kindness and love of your parents in a positive way."