A 32-year-old man has been jailed after threatening his housemate with a knife during an altercation at an assisted living accommodation in Basingstoke.

Liam Wall, a resident at the Society of St James (SSJ) home in Worting Road—a facility supporting individuals released from prison—confronted his housemate on August 4, demanding money.

When the victim refused, Wall took a knife from the kitchen and engaged in a prolonged and heated dispute.

Police collected CCTV footage that showed Wall brandishing the weapon multiple times during the confrontation.

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Prosecuting, James Kellam described the door to the victim's room was damaged during the altercation involving knife threat.

The court heard that the victim also armed himself with a machete, though no injuries were reported.

Wall was later arrested and he pleaded guilty to the charges on October 2.

His criminal history spans 69 offences across 40 incidents, beginning in 2006.

His record includes theft, disorderly behaviour, assault, attempted robbery, and criminal damage.

Wall was handed a 16-month sentence suspended for two years in November 2023 for attempted affray.

Defence counsel Mathew Keilris-Thomas told the court that Wall had faced a traumatic childhood marked by domestic abuse and he suffers from ADHD.

Since the incident, Wall has abstained from drugs, completed a detoxification programme, and shown signs of stability.

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While sentencing him at Winchester Crown Court on Friday, November 29, Judge Timothy Dugdale noted Wall’s progress but said a custodial sentence was unavoidable.

He imposed a nine-month prison sentenced, after reducing the punishment by 25 per cent for Wall’s guilty plea.

Wall had already served four months in remand.

The suspended sentence from 2023 will remain in effect until November 2025.