A man went on a drunken rampage in his family home, throwing a can of beer so hard that part of it was left embedded in a wall.

Cameron Blakeley, of no fixed address, returned to his parent's Maidstone house after spending the night drinking cans of beer and necking a bottle of wine before he started his frenzy.

His parents accused him of stealing an Amazon Echo Dot which he admitted he had sold to buy alcohol.

However, he claimed he had always planned on buying it back.

The 23-year-old started smashing crockery and, after a fight broke out between him and his parents, blamed them for his behaviour and spat at his dad.

He then hurled a can of beer with such force that a shard of metal remained stuck in a pebbledash wall.

At Maidstone Magistrates' court Blakeley broke down into tears as he entered guilty pleas to each of the charges of stealing the Amazon Echo Dot, criminal damage, and common assault - weeping in the dock throughout.

Overcome with emotion he cried out apologising repeatedly.

"I am sorry and I take full responsibility for what happened, I'm never going to touch a drink again and I will never be back here again."

A statement from Blakeley's mother read by prosecutor Piers Restell said: "I don't know where to start - we're unable to to have a normal life, our home should be a safe place. I dread coming home."

Speaking on his own behalf, Blakeley apologised through tears to magistrates.

"I am sorry and I take full responsibility for what happened, I'm never going to touch a drink again and I will never be back here again," he said.

Probation officer Lauren Packham, who interviewed the defendant, said: "Mr Blakeley is remorseful. In interview he accepts full responsibility and is well aware that alcohol is a big factor in this.

"He first started drinking with friends at the age of 14 but in the last two years started drinking as a coping mechanism.

Blakeley's job at a Kings Hill IT firm ended along with a relationship around 6 months ago which Ms Packham said had put pressure on his mental health.

"He wants to rebuild his connections and relationship with his family. It is clear that he knows what he needs to do," she added.

Blakeley was handed an 18-month community order to complete 100 hours of unpaid work, reduced from 150 for his guilty plea, charged £170, and is not allowed to return to the family home for 12 months.

However, he will have to complete 30 days of rehabilitation including a restorative justice programme to make amends with his family.

Passing the sentence, Chairman of the bench Sara Attwood said: "The aim of this sentence is to help you and to stop you from re-offending."

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