A BORTH teenager hurled foul-mouthed abuse at a secondary school headteacher and threatened to “break his jaw” in a bid to stop his brother being bullied, Aberystwyth Magistrate’s Court has heard.

Jordan Patrick David Allen, of Flat 4, London House, pleaded guilty to threatening behaviour toward Ysgol Penweddig school headteacher Gwenallt Llwyd Ifan, after he launched a verbal assault on Mr Ifan on 18 September.

However, defence solicitor Alan Lewis insisted Allen, who is now 18, but was only 17 at the time of the offence, should have been given a caution for the incident, but wasn’t charged until after he turned 18.

Prosecutor Dennis Davies said Allen was seen by staff at Penweddig going towards buses at the end of the school day, and they later saw Allen acting aggressively toward Mr Ifan.

Mr Davies said that the head had asked Allen and another youngster for their bus passes, but Allen refused and started to shout and swear at Mr Ifan.

Mr Ifan said he was going to phone the police, but Allen then tried to grab his phone from him.

Allen was then seen continuing to shout and swear at Mr Ifan and shouted that he was going to “break his jaw”.

In a police interview, in which, Mr Davies said, Allen was “huffing and puffing” and swearing, Allen said he had gone to speak to school staff as his younger brother was being bullied by a Penweddig pupil on a shared bus.

Allen said he couldn’t remember if he had been shouting and swearing, but insisted he had not threatened anyone.

However, Mr Lewis said Allen now accepted his behaviour had been unacceptable after he had gone to “confront” the headteacher about the bullying as he was concerned about his brother.

Allen was told he needed to take up the issue elsewhere which Mr Lewis said had left Allen feeling like he had been “fobbed off” and that the “red mist” had descended with Allen then shouting and swearing. He apologised to staff and pupils who were present at the time.

Mr Lewis said: “His intentions were well-meaning when he went to the school, but he accepts now as an adult that you have to deal with things through official channels.

“He accepts you can’t go around swearing and shouting at people. He wishes he could turn the clock back, but he can’t.”

Mr Lewis said the bullying had since stopped, but Allen realised he had not handled things the right way.

Allen was given a conditional discharge for six months, but will have to pay costs of £100.