When an officer entered the property, Bather became aggressive, pushing the officer against a wall and then onto the floor.

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'

The judge rejected calls for a suspended sentence saying that while Bather drove the wrong way for only one-tenth of a mile (0.16 km), it was very dangerous.

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'

The court heard how Bather, who suffers from panic attacks, assaulted and threatened a man of around his age at a filling station in Holywell in the early hours of 13 January.

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'

The judge, Mr Recorder Wyn Lloyd Jones, said Bather did not seem to have any concept of what was involved in proper and safe driving on the roads.

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'

The man's girlfriend alerted police who spotted Bather travelling towards Greenfield.

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'

Mr Wilson said Bather had had been having a bad week, had various problems and "the wheel certainly came off that night".

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'

John Philpotts, prosecuting, said Bather then drove through a no-entry area along a slip road and went down the wrong side of a dual carriageway.

BBC: Connor Carl Bather sentenced for driving 'like a maniac'