Portadown man who threatened to burn his mother's house down is jailed at Craigavon court
A Co Armagh man who threatened to burn his mother’s house down has been jailed.
Kyle Elliott, aged 28, of Clendinning Way, Portadown, appeared before Craigavon Magistrates Court via video link from Maghaberry Prison.
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His barrister, Mr David McKeown, said the defendant pleaded guilty to breaching a restraining order and threatening to damage property.
The court heard that police received a report on December 1, 2025 at 1.30am, from the injured party that her son was in the house intoxicated and was ‘fighting’. The defendant wasn’t at the property when police arrived, however the woman said she was afraid of her son who was ‘always asking her for money’.
She said it was his birthday on December 3 and she had given him money on November 30 which he had spent on alcohol.
"He then returned to the house and was shouting. She asked him to stop banging a hair brush on the ground and he threatened to burn the house down.
"She said there had been no physical violence but that day she felt there might be,” said the prosecutor, adding the injured party said she was ‘constantly living in fear’ if she doesn’t give him money.
The prosecutor said there was a request to extend the restraining order.
Mr McKeown said his client has a "long standing issue with addiction and mental health”.
“The only person he really has in the world is his mother. There is a restraining order in place but it’s strangely one that doesn’t prevent contact and in fact, he resides with his mother whilst the restraining order is in place.
"When he is dealing with his issues there is little or no difficulty between him and his mother,” he said, adding the defendant’s mother wants him to return home to get help and his client has ‘nowhere else to go’.
“He is keen to address his issues and get back on the wagon," he added.
Deputy District Judge Sean O’Hare pointed to Elliott’s background saying there is a domestic violence history as well as his criminal record.
For breaching the restraining order, Elliott was sentenced to three months in jail and for the threat to damage property he was given a four-month prison term – a total of four months in jail plus £25 offender levy.