A “NUISANCE to the public” told his wheelchair-bound father “I should end your life” while he savagely beat him with cans, kneed him and bit him during an attack lasting nearly an hour.

Warren Rolfe, 25, of HMP Winchester, paused only to drink water and verbally abuse his father in an assault which left the latter unable to call for help all night.

He pleaded guilty to three counts of assaulting an emergency worker, using racially aggravated disorderly behaviour, inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent on his father, two counts of criminal damage and threatening with a knife and appeared at Bournemouth Crown Court on Friday for sentencing.

Prosecuting, Francisca Da Costa said on December 11, 2020, Warren Rolfe was living with his father Kevin Rolfe, who was wheelchair-bound after having his leg amputated, in Poole.

Ms Da Costa said Kevin Rolfe remembered lying on the sofa when the defendant, who suffered from paranoia as a result of drug use, leapt on him, punching him in the head and striking his body with his knee.

The defendant said to his father “you never do anything for me, I should end your life now by standing on your neck” during the attack. Warren Rolfe threw his father’s phone against the wall, causing it to break meaning he couldn’t call for help.

Ms Da Costa said: “The defendant then picked up one or two cans of food and threw them at his father.”

He also used the cans to strike the victim and used his nails to scratch his eyes, the court heard. The attack lasted 45 minutes, Ms Da Costa said.

Warren Rolfe eventually left, and his father was left on the sofa all night, unable to sleep, until his other son returned in the morning.

A victim impact statement from Kevin Rolfe, who suffered fractured ribs and a punctured lung, said: “I am fearful he will send someone to finish the job.

“Warren is my son, I do not expect my family to do this. I no longer want anything to do with him.”

In police interview, Warren Rolfe answered only to say he didn’t want to see his father’s injuries.

The assaulting of emergency workers relates to an incident in Branksome Recreation Park on August 12, 2020.

An air ambulance was preparing to take off when the drunk defendant approached and tried to open the door. He attempted to step on board but was warned off. A paramedic then put her hands on his shoulders to walk him back.

Ms Da Costa told the court they made it a few paces when Warren Rolfe grabbed her tightly by the arms twice, causing reddening.

The second paramedic then intervened, and Warren Rolfe put his hands round his neck, throwing him to the ground. In custody, Warren Rolfe spat at a police officer and was racially abusive during a strip search.

The criminal damage, on December 13, 2020, saw Warren Rolfe hit and scratch his ex-girlfriend Paige Session’s car with a knife, believing she had his diabetes medication, which she did not. This caused Ms Sessions to “fear for her life”.

He also smashed a window in Poole Hospital with a mug after being arrested by police

Mitigating, Mark Florida-James said the defendant was a “nuisance to the public” but wanted an extended licence period after serving prison time so he could secure help.

He said Warren Rolfe wasn’t hiding behind his mental illnesses and added: “Today may well be his opportunity to start that pattern of change. If he doesn’t, it is a one-way street.”

Judge Jonathan Fuller QC sentenced Warren Rolfe to four years imprisonment, extended by one year for the grievous bodily harm. He was also sentenced to 39 months concurrent with the five years for the other offences.

The judge described Warren Rolfe as a “danger”, especially to his father. An indefinite restraining order was imposed, preventing him from contacting Kevin Rolfe or Ms Sessions.

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