A convicted killer has been jailed for 18 months for threatening his new neighbours with knives after they laughed when he drunkenly fell off his deckchair in the garden.
Karl Drummond, 47, flew into a rage after taking a tumble while sunbathing at his new home new home in Caerphilly, south Wales.
The man, recently freed after being jailed for 10 years in 2013 for killing a drug dealer after admitting manslaughter, will return to prison after Cardiff Crown Court was told he pulled a machete on them after his June 3 mishap.
A jury heard he "didn't see the funny side" at hearing his neighbours' laughter - and brought out a knife and meat cleaver.
Prosecutor Nik Strobl said: "He began to rant and started to wave a knife around.
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But he began waving the meat cleaver - and "stated that he was going to go crazy."
Mr Strobl said: "He said he would happily burn the entire estate down and 'we would all die together'".
Police arrested Drummond and he appeared in Cardiff Crown Court to admit affray.
John Pennington, defending Drummond, said: "He's usually friendly. Alcohol has been an issue.
"He fell off his deckchair, people laughed but he didn't see the funny side."
Jailing Drummond for 18 months, Judge Michael Fitton KC told Drummond: "This was an ugly incident.
"You were drunk and you were making threats with knives in both your hands which would have been terrifying for anybody hearing it.
"Your record of previous convictions, which no doubt makes you notorious, would have added to the impact of that."
