Man burst into mum's home with machete and 'snapped' her arm - as she cared for his two sons

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click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyWigan News'.Higgins, of Church Avenue, Bickershaw, had previously pleaded guilty to causing actual bodily harm, criminal damage and two counts of possession of a bladed article.He was sentenced to a three-year community order, alongside 35 days of rehabilitation with the probation service and a nine-month drug rehabilitation plan.He will also be subject to an electronic curfew between 7pm-7am for three months and a restraining order forbidding him to travel within 100 metres of Susan's home or make any contact with her or his two sons.Judge Walsh added: "The purpose of this sentence is to give the probation service the opportunity to work with you and to give you the opportunity to.