Son jailed after father's tip-off

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Son jailed after father's tip-off  - a teenager has been jailed for three years after his father told police he had found bullets in his son's bedroom.

Paul Metcalfe's father discovered 11 bullets in the room and called police - who also found a handgun under the bed.

The 19-year-old, of Hibson Road in Nelson, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon and the ammunition at Burnley Crown Court.

His father Neil Metcalfe, 43, said he had "no regrets" about his decision to call the police.

"I would think for longer, knowing what I know now. I only found ammo - I didn't know the weapon was there and I didn't know he was facing five years.

"Of course there's guilt that he will be locked up for so long and I feel sorry for him."

His son said he was "minding" the bullets and gun for criminals whom he refused to name.

In a statement to the court, Mr Metcalfe said he believed his son had fallen into the wrong circle after becoming involved in the drug sub-culture as a cannabis user.

Judge Cornwall said cannabis may have "acted as a gateway from the respectable world your parents intended to the foul and dangerous world of drugs".

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