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A stray spray from a child's water pistol inadvertently reignited family tensions before a grandfather stabbed his stepson-in-law in the chest, a court has heard.
The 64 year old - who can't be named - was jailed on serious assault and wounding charges in Brisbane District Court after losing his temper and grabbing a knife while visiting family on December 27 2020.
He was outside his stepdaughter's home north of Brisbane with a nine-year-old grandchild who had a water pistol when 'bad blood' boiled over, the court was told on Wednesday.
The child accidentally sprayed water inside the house, interrupting a card game between the stepson-in-law, the step daughter and their other son who was aged seven.
The upset stepson-in-law reacted by shutting a nearby glass door and locking it with the grandfather and child still outside.
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