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| Son forgives father over tip-off | Son forgives father over tip-off |
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| A teenager says he has forgiven his father for informing police after bullets were found in his bedroom. | A teenager says he has forgiven his father for informing police after bullets were found in his bedroom. |
| Paul Metcalfe, 19, from Nelson, Lancashire, now faces up to five years in jail after he was convicted at Burnley Crown Court. | Paul Metcalfe, 19, from Nelson, Lancashire, now faces up to five years in jail after he was convicted at Burnley Crown Court. |
| His father discovered 11 bullets in the room and called the police - who found a firearm under the bed. | His father discovered 11 bullets in the room and called the police - who found a firearm under the bed. |
| Neil Metcalfe, 43, says he has no regrets about telling the police. His son will be sentenced later. | |
| The 19-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday but the case was adjourned. | The 19-year-old appeared in court on Wednesday but the case was adjourned. |
| Mr Metcalfe told the BBC it was not really much of a dilemma for him after finding the ammunition. | Mr Metcalfe told the BBC it was not really much of a dilemma for him after finding the ammunition. |
| He said: "How would you feel if you hadn't done that and then you came back home and found your son with a bullet hole in his head? | He said: "How would you feel if you hadn't done that and then you came back home and found your son with a bullet hole in his head? |
| "You just have to realise that these are weapons - they are dangerous." | "You just have to realise that these are weapons - they are dangerous." |
| Paul Metcalfe said: "I wasn't very happy at the time but I've forgiven him now because it helped get the gun off the streets." | Paul Metcalfe said: "I wasn't very happy at the time but I've forgiven him now because it helped get the gun off the streets." |
| Mr Metcalfe's daughter, Jacquie, did not agree with her father at first and felt he had betrayed the family - but has since changed her mind. | Mr Metcalfe's daughter, Jacquie, did not agree with her father at first and felt he had betrayed the family - but has since changed her mind. |
| "I'm glad in a way that he did it but I wasn't very happy at the time," she said. | "I'm glad in a way that he did it but I wasn't very happy at the time," she said. |
| "But it's got him out of the bad gang he was in and it will do him good. We've spent more time together and it's brought us closer together as a family." | "But it's got him out of the bad gang he was in and it will do him good. We've spent more time together and it's brought us closer together as a family." |