Dad arrested for pulling son from bed

A Dad who dragged his teenage son out of bed to get him to college has been charged with assault.

The conscientious father grabbed the 16-year-old by the arm and hauled him up when he ignored his mum’s calls at 8.15am.

The angry lad rang police — and two officers raced to his home. They arrested the 44-year-old dad, locked him in a cell for six hours then charged him with common assault and obstructing police. Later the boy begged cops to drop the case. But the Crown Prosecution Service is pressing ahead and the father has already appeared in court.

Magistrates banned identification of the pair from Plymouth, Devon, before granting the dad bail.

The father, who has never been in trouble, is fighting the case. He added: “It should be nothing to do with the police.”