Neighbours were told to shelter in their homes and the road was sealed off. Over the course of five hours Watkins put a knife to his throat, made threats to police, dangled his legs from an upstairs window and tied fabric around his neck threatening to hang himself.He eventually left the house, was tasered, detained under the Mental Health Act and taken to hospital.He was later charged with affray and possession of an imitation firearm - offences which he pleaded guilty at the first opportunity.Watkins wept as he listened to the facts of the case being laid out to a judge during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday (February 23).He watched proceedings via videolink from HMP Forest Bank, where he has been on remand since the November.
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