A man pinned down a teenager before hitting him in the face over and over again with a hammer.
Thomas Cawley, 32, attacked his victim outside the Red Lion Pub on Robins Lane, St Helens, at around 7.45pm on Monday, November 19 of last year. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Wednesday, May 11, how Cawley poured a household corrosive substance over his 17-year-old victim before pinning him down.
Once pinned down, he hit the teen in the face over and over again with a hammer and threatened him with a knife. Merseyside Police rushed to the scene along with the North West Ambulance Service.
