Exclusively reporting from Preston Crown Court; a man has pleaded guilty following two incidents in Leyland and Bamber Bridge.

A 35-year-old Leyland man has pleaded guilty to making threats to kill and causing racially aggravated harassment following two incidents outside a supermarket and a takeaway on the same night last month.

Jake Allen appeared before a judge at Preston Crown Court and was remanded in custody until August for psychiatric and pre-sentence reports to be prepared. Allen, of Robin Hey, Leyland, has admitted both offences which were committed on May 11 this year.

The court was told the racially aggravated harassment charge came after he became abusive to customers outside the Co-op store in Dunkirk Lane, Leyland at around 8:15 that evening.

Just over two hours later police were called to the Haaris Grill takeaway near to the railway crossing in Station Road, Bamber Bridge where he became abusive to staff and one man claimed Allen made threats to kill him.

In court Allen told Judge Guy Mathieson: “But I wasn’t ever going to do it.”

Barrister Jack Troup, prosecuting, said Allen had “pleaded guilty to two serious offences”. He said a third accusation was still being considered. He also faces other matters in Magistrates Court.

Defence lawyer Amanda Johnson said her client had a “long-standing psychiatric condition” and his own father – who was in court with other family members - had sought to have him sectioned.

Judge Mathieson told Allen: “I suspect it is extremely distressing to be in court and for your family to see you in court. But for anyone on the receiving end of your words it is extremely distressing and upsetting.”

Allen’s father was in tears as his son was led to the cells. Another family member told the judge: “We tried to get him sectioned.”

Judge Mathieson said he was adjourning the sentencing until August 26 to allow time for his mental health background to be examined and for the probation service to talk to him.

He told Allen: “You will be sentenced (on that day) for all these matters, the case today and the ones in magistrates court. By then you will have served come considerable weeks, if not months, in custody. Do the best you can to help the judge come to the right decision in sentencing.”