A TERRIFIED mother fractured her spine leaping from an upstairs window to escape her knife-wielding son who had binged on powerful Frosty Jack cider, Bradford Crown Court heard yesterday.

Ranjinder Kaur jumped 20 feet on to concrete after she was beaten and threatened by 27-year-old Ranvir Aujla who had spent the day swilling alcohol and playing video games.

Mrs Kaur sustained a fractured pelvis, four broken vertebra and a swollen face in the attack at the home she shared with her son in Leeds Road, Eccleshill, Bradford.

Aujla, described as a depressive who self-medicated with rum, cannabis and Frosty Jack, pleaded guilty to unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on his mother in the early hours of October 30 last year.

Prosecutor Tim Capstick told the court that police called to the scene found Mrs Kaur with her face heavily swollen and covered in blood.

She told family members she was woken by her son demanding that she get out of bed in the early hours and cook him some food.

She did as he ordered but then he assaulted her and threatened to kill her with a kitchen knife.

Mrs Kaur, in her mid-50s, fled in terror, leaping from a bedroom window.

She made her way to a neighbour's home and the police were alerted.

She was treated in hospital and still had ongoing symptoms, Mr Capstick said.

Mrs Kaur had declined to provide a victim personal statement.

The police found Aujla sitting on the sofa in the living room.

He told them: "I have no memory of that," when confronted by what he had done.

"He was shown photos of his mother's injuries and became upset," Mr Capstick said.

Martin Robertshaw, defence barrister, conceded: "It was a disgraceful incident."

"He is genuinely ashamed of what he did to his mother. He has no memory whatsoever of the incident," Mr Robertshaw said.

Aujla was now living in a bail hostel out of Bradford and had been ordered not to contact family members.

He had no previous convictions for violence and had since reduced his alcohol intake and been prescribed anti-depressants by his doctor.

"He believes his mother has forgiven him," Mr Robertshaw said.

Judge David Hatton QC locked Aujla in the cells while he thought about what to do with him.

He then told him: "It was a disgusting and disgraceful episode."

The appropriate sentence was 20 months imprisonment, but Judge Hatton deferred it until May 26.

To avoid going to jail, Aujla must cut his alcohol intake, find settled accommodation, provide a positive report from his GP and a "supportive and encouraging" report from his probation officer.

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