A MAN accused of attempting to murder his mother while she cooked him dinner has claimed the allegations are 'total madness'.

Steven Williams took to the stand at Oxford Crown Court, denying he stabbed Daphne Williams with a blade in her Chipping Norton home on April 25.

The 44-year-old today professed his innocence, telling jurors of his 'guilt' after being unable to protect his mother from her attacker.

Wearing burgundy tracksuit bottoms and top, Williams claimed he loved his mother and would not harm her, adding: "I'm a Christian. If somebody had hurt my mum I would have probably killed them myself."

The prosecution allege Williams, who is disabled on the left-side of his body, attacked his mother while she was cooking dinner, throttling her before repeatedly stabbing her with a kitchen knife.

Williams, who has difficulty speaking, said he went to his mother's Hailey Way home to request £10 for cigarettes, as she kept hold of his cash.

But Mrs Williams told her son she had no money in the house and refused to walk to the cash machine for him, the defendant added.

Williams, of Hailey Avenue, Chipping Norton, said he decided to flee from the 'atmosphere', deciding to go home, buy sweets and listen to music.

He was later arrested by police but claims he did not return to his mother's home and attack her.

During cross-examination, prosecutor Charles Ward-Jackson said to the defendant: "Let me suggest Mr Williams, it's very simple isn't it, Mrs Williams says it was you [who stabbed her], because it was you."

Williams, who denies attempted murder and inflicting grievous bodily harm, replied: "No, that's not true."

The trial continues.