'I fear he will kill us all': Mum's 20 years of terror at hands of her 'monster' son

A drug addict son who subjected his mum to a 20-year campaign of terror has been jailed.

Christopher Swaine, 40, was said by mum Francesca Swaine to have been 'lovely' but after he started taking drugs in his teens he repeatedly menaced and hounded her for cash to feed to his habit.

The construction worker was arrested after he turned up at his former family home in Wythenshawe, held a TV above his head and threatened to hurl it at 65-year-old Mrs Swaine unless she gave him money.

His older brother Jonathan - who is blind and suffers from other disabilities - offered him £3 but when Swaine refused, their mother handed her younger son £20 from her purse to make him leave.

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In a statement Mrs Swaine, who suffers from arthritis, said she had to barricade herself in her own home in Wythenshawe and sleep on the sofa for fear her son would break in and hurt her.

At Manchester Crown Court, Swaine, of Bucklow Drive, Northenden, put his head in his hands and wept as his mother said: ''After all that has happened I have to go through the extreme of propping up a chair against the handle of the front door to barricade myself in at home as Christopher has shown is so willing to kick it down.

"I still have his footprint on my door from previous occasions when he has done exactly this to get into my home.

''I've had to change the locks to my house and have to sleep downstairs so that if the chair falls over, I will hear it and be able to ring the police.

''I stayed at a friends for a few days after the last incident but I'm conscious she has grandchildren who stay with her and I am worried about bringing trouble to her door in case Christopher knows where she lives.

''I fear one day something really bad is going to