Ballarat man threatens to burn down his own parents' house

By Patrick Byrne
Updated August 1 2014 - 7:14am, first published 4:00am
A man who threatened to burn down his parents' home appeared in court on Thursday. PIC: FILE
A man who threatened to burn down his parents' home appeared in court on Thursday. PIC: FILE

A BALLARAT man who threatened to burn down his parents' house while trying to break in, later fled from police and abused hospital staff, a court has heard.