A man who stands accused of having drunkenly threatened his parents with a knife and then kicking up a struggle when police showed up was denied bail on Friday. 

Wayne Caruana, 40, from Għaxaq, pleaded not guilty to threatening his parents with a knife, threatening two police officers, slightly injuring them and violently resisting arrest during an incident on Thursday. 

He was also charged with being drunk in public, refusing to obey police orders and being a relapser.

The court heard how the incident had occurred at the parents’ home and how the accused had refused to obey orders when police officers were called in to handle the situation.

A request for bail by the accused’s lawyer, legal aid counsel Dustin Camilleri, was turned down by the court, presided over by magistrate Audrey Demicoli.

Inspector Colin Sheldon prosecuted.