A DRUNKEN Brixham man pulled a knife and threatened a teenager during a scuffle in a house, a court has heard.

Mark Thompson, 36, of Overgang, Brixham, pulled the 12inch kitchen blade on the youth and said, 'Go on, be a man', Exeter Crown Court was told.

Thompson is standing trial accused of one count of assault causing actual bodily harm on July 20 last year, which he denies.

He also denies two further counts of common assault against a woman and another youth who were in the house at the same time.

On the first day of his trial the jury heard prosecution evidence that Thompson had drunk around eight pints of beer before attacking the youth.

Prosecutor Nigel Wraith said Thompson had been drinking in the Red Lion during the early evening.

Mr Wraith said Thompson later met up with the female victim at her address and 'started being abusive'.

"He pulled a mirror off the wall and smashed it to the floor," said Mr Wraith.

When the teenager arrived at the house he told Thompson to leave but he refused, the prosecutor said.

Mr Wraith added: "He went to the kitchen and once in the kitchen took out a knife and started to attack [the youth] with it.

"He cut his arm and the inside of his palm and neck," said Mr Wraith.

The jury was told that when a second youth grabbed Thompson in a bear hug the defendant executed a 'backward headbutt' to free himself before landing a punch to his face.

Thompson was later arrested at the scene and interviewed by police. He denied using a knife saying the youth, who cannot be named, had brandished it at him. The trial continues.