A JUDGE has asked prosecutors to explain why they accepted a "laughable" plea from a man who admitted attacking his sister in front of her child before threatening his father with a knife.Scott Hughson, of Monument Street, Devonport appeared at Plymouth Crown Court where he admitted one count of common assault, damaging property and being in possession of a knuckle duster in public. Judge Ian Lawrie, QC, told Jo Martin, representing the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), that Hughson's...
