A man's drink and drug-fuelled celebrations after a win on the horses ended with him repeatedly stabbing his housemate and hitting him in the head with a hammer.
Christopher Cheeseman binged on ketamine, cocaine, sambuca and tequila before brutally attacking his friend as he slept in his own bed. The innocent victim was left fearing he was going to die and suffered a fractured skull as a result.
Liverpool Crown Court heard yesterday afternoon, Monday, that the defendant, his step-dad and complainant Sean Maloney lived in shared accommodation on Edge Grove in Fairfield. Henry Riding, prosecuting, described how they went out celebrating with a mutual friend on April 7 this year after he had netted a win betting on horseracing.
