A Bolton man told another man he would "f**king kill" him as he brandished two knives outside his house. 

Anthony Oakley, aged 30, accosted an acquaintance outside his house in Tonge Moor on January 12 this year. 

Oakley, of Highwood Close, Breightmet, appeared at the house with "blood on his face and hands" initially holding one knife before pulling out another. 

He was sentenced at Bolton Crown Court on May 24 for threatening with a blade in a public place. 

Prosecuting, Sophie Kenny said: "On January 12 this year, around 10pm, the defendant attended the complainant's address and threatened to stab him. 

"The complainant was sat on the sofa watching television when he heard three loud bangs on the door. He drew the curtain and didn't recognise the man, and shrugged his arms as if to say 'who are you'. 

"As his eyes adjusted, he saw it was Oakley, who he had known for years. He saw him carrying a knife at waist height. 

"Worryingly, there was blood on Mr Oakley's face and hands. The complainant describes Oakley banging on the window and telling him to come outside whilst threatening to stab him, in front of his children." 

Oakley then said to the complainant: "I'm going to f***'ing kill you boy, I'm going to f***'ing kill ya." 

Ms Kenny added: "He called the police on the phone, and noticed he had produced a second knife in his right hand. 

"Officers were in an adjoining street so very quickly arrived at the scene." 

Police saw Oakley holding a "large knife"before he made off "towards Tonge Moor Road". 

After around five minutes, police found him on Horsa Street, "hiding behind a skip". 

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When arrested, he claimed that the other man "threatened him a gun" before he made threats, and that he had an "automatic weapon". 

He had four previous convictions for four offences, one of which was for driving whilst disqualified, for which he was given a 12 week sentence, suspended for 12 months. 

In a statement, the complainant spoke of his fear that he was "going to get hurt, with no idea how (his) life was going to change". 

He also spoke of the fear his five-year-old son now feels, being anxious about his dad when he wakes up "in case something happened". 

Defending, Amanda Johnson highlighted how, in 2023, Oakley had a job as a mechanic with his father. However, following a conviction for a driving offence, he lost his job, and months afterwards his partner left with their daughter. 

She added that there had been a "background" between Oakley and the complainant. 

Ms Johnson said: "The defendant was upset at something which had occurred and had worked himself up and put himself under the influence of illicit substances. 

"He has been a fairly heavy cocaine user, and disinhibited, he had clearly come to the reckless judgement to arm himself with those knives and attend the address." 

Ms Johnson also highlighted he had obeyed the terms of his suspended sentence, prior to committing this offence. 

Concluding, Recorder Carwyn Cox accepted that Oakley had issues with substance abuse and mental health issues, such as emotional unstable personality disorder. 

However, he spoke of the severity of this crime in a "domestic" setting and of the probation report's judgement that he was at a "high risk" to the public. 

He sentenced Oakley to 64 weeks' imprisonment, including the 12-week suspended sentence for the previous driving while disqualified offence.