Lionel Meloury, 37, appeared for sentencing in the District Court at Albury after last September pleading guilty before a magistrate to a charge of aggravated breaking and entering in company.

“This is plainly a very serious offence,” Judge Martin Blackmore said during sentencing.

Judge Blackmore said Meloury attended a Glenroy house on the misunderstanding his son had been threatened with a chainsaw there.

Another man involved in the incident had previously received a 12-month jail term from Judge Colin Charteris, who described the actions as vigilante conduct.

Judge Blackmore agreed with that comment although Meloury’s involvement fell towards the bottom of the range for such incidents.

His involvement breached two bonds with one imposed for a previous break, enter and steal matter.

That bond was revoked by Judge Blackmore who imposed a three-month jail term instead.

Meloury received an 11-month jail term for the home invasion with one month of both sentences to be cumulative.

Judge Blackmore has ordered Meloury serve seven months on parole after his release from custody in February next year.

The episode started when a man and Meloury’s son, 14, went from Springdale Heights to the victim’s home and threw a rubbish bin through a window on October 22, 2010.

The victim emerged holding a chainsaw which was not running and pointed it at the man.

They went back to Meloury’s house claiming they were threatened with a running chainsaw.

Meloury responded by going to the victim’s home and punching him.

His recollection of what happened inside his house was limited because he was dazed, but the victim said he saw two men and a youth inside his house.