Dad attacked with hammer after row with his neighbour
A NEW dad was attacked with a hammer after he asked his rowdy neighbours to be quiet to stop his baby waking up.
Robert Phee heard his neighbours in Bransholme arguing at 11pm.
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Spared jail: Phillip Thundercliffe attacked a man with a claw hammer in a row over being too noisy.
He challenged the three of them, including Philip Thundercliffe, and asked them to be quiet to stop his four- month-old baby from waking up.
Hull Crown Court heard the gang then threatened him for intervening and one tried to assault his partner.
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Mr Phee punched one man in self-defence. When Thundercliffe saw what happened, he ran and armed himself with a claw hammer.
Thundercliffe, 21, swung the hammer at Mr Phee as he was talking to the other men and it caught him in the face.
Prosecutor Stephen Robinson said: "As they were talking to him, the defendant climbed over the fence. He levered himself up and Mr Phee saw him swinging an object towards his head.
"He realised it was a claw hammer when he saw it swinging towards him. He moved back but it struck him in his face.
"He said it was a frightening incident."
Mr Phee was taken to Hull Royal Infirmary suffering from cuts and bruises.
In a victim impact statement read to the court, he said: "I'm very angry at what happened. I made a reasonable request for people to move away from my house. I was in pain after the attack."
Labourer Thundercliffe, of Blackhope Close, Bransholme, pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm and possessing an offensive weapon.
His barrister Richard Woolfall said: "Mr Phee punched Mr Thunderclifffe's friend to the jaw. It sent him to the floor and at that point the defendant ran off.
"He accepted he went up the street to get a hammer and he behaved in a wholly inappropriate way and cannot be excused.
"Clearly he had too much to drink and it was misguided by loyalty and immaturity.
"It is quite clear he is shocked at the way he has behaved and he accepts matters could have been a lot more serious.
"The thought of going to custody frightens him.
"He has made considerable efforts to turn his life around."
Recorder Jeremy Hill-Baker spared the offender jail.
Instead, Thundercliffe was sentenced to a 12-month community order with 12 months supervision.
However, the judge warned him he will be jailed for 18 months if he is in trouble with the law again.
The judge said: "The troubling feature was the striking of the blow to the face with a claw hammer in this man's own garden when he has shown great restraint and he has to live in that neighbourhood."
Comments
by Hullfcx37
Wednesday, September 12 2012, 1:13PM
“@garethc2010
I am the mum of the other hdm story !! You have obviously misread the article. It was a 23 year old man who attacked robbed and threatened my 16 year old with rape.
He kicked him in his head with such force that he left his trainer print on his forehead.
Both acts are disgusting and like you say they both deserve punishment but my son was a defenseless 16 year old boy and the attacker had previous for holding a teenager up by knife point and robbed him maybe that's why he got a prison sentence. The attack on my son has ruined his life the past 9 months and i wish he would of got longer.
I am sorry you feel the hammer attack should have got a sentence but as the mum of the victim in the other article I am glad the animal got what he deserved.”
by awaysred4
Monday, September 10 2012, 9:13PM
“thug”
by Owain55
Monday, September 10 2012, 7:48PM
“While I definitely agree this waste of space should be jailed for at least 5 years I don't understand why people are constantly saying "it's p.c. gone mad", or "it's the pc brigade". What has political correctness got to do with this thug NOT going to jail and a Twitter racist going to jail?”
by Suzannah100
Monday, September 10 2012, 5:08PM
“I can't believe anyone would not expect to probably kill someone hitting them on the head with a hammer. He should have been tried for attempted murder.”
by GarethC2010
Monday, September 10 2012, 3:16PM
“It's interesting that on another HDM story there is a 17 year old who attacked a student and kicked him in the head five times and then stole his phone and £4.00. This guy got 2 years 8 months in jail.
I don;t claim to be Einstein or anything but how can one case of 'assault with a deadly weapon' get no jail sentence yet the other guy gets 2 years 8 months for ROBBERY not assault.
Quite frankly they both should be in jail for a considerable period but surely the hammer attack has to be a more serious crime.”
by PerrryFarrrel
Monday, September 10 2012, 2:27PM
“I am assuming the judge was lenient in this case as the "victim" initiated the violence.”
by Logicisking
Monday, September 10 2012, 12:53PM
“I'm not normally one to jump up and down insisting on a jail term for any and every criminal, but surely this guys offence clearly demonstrates a serious risk of him harming a member of the public?? He didn't merely assault the guy, he reached for a weapon and could have blinded someone or worse. Disgrace that he avoids custody.
If we went on to reoffend in a similar way in the coming months, the Justice system would be entirely culpable.
Wonder if the PCC candidates have an opinion on this? Very clearly reading the comments, the people of this area clearly have no confidence in the sentence passed.”
by MrHull
Monday, September 10 2012, 12:11PM
“When are judges going to learn ??????”
by IllaGhee1
Monday, September 10 2012, 11:43AM
“@robinred jail wont change the way these people think they go to jail and come out knowing they can hack it so care even less what they do when they do get out on the street. Hard labour is the way forward.”
by gassetta
Monday, September 10 2012, 11:08AM
“he is lucky he wasnt facing a murder charge bet he wont learn, and will end up inside”