BARE chested and brandishing a knife, teenage debt collector Ricardo Vieira made it clear he was not happy waiting for his money.

A court at Bury heard how the 19-year-old had arrived at the Whitefield home of a younger teenager claiming that he was owed £30.

Initially Vieira listened to the father of the boy who said his 15-year-old was not at home but he would sort out the situation.

However prosecutor Mike Church-Taylor said instead of just leaving it at that Vieira stayed at the scene.

He added: "Five minutes after the first visit the door bell rang and the boy's father opened the door to find that the defendant had removed his shirt and was demanding the money in an aggressive fashion."

The court heard how Vieira was then seen brandishing a large knife or meat cleaver and refusing to leave.

Eventually in a desperate attempt to force the teenager to back down the father of the boy also grabbed a knife and went outside. Instead of leaving, Vieira remained.

It was then, as the pair circled each other with knives that the police were called.

In court Vieira from Walker Avenue in Whitefield, admitted using or threatening unlawful violence.

But Stanley Sumara, defending, said that it was the other boy's father who had first appeared with the knife and threatened his client.

Magistrates committed Vieira to the Crown Court for sentence. He is due to appear there on November 2.