A man "burst into" his victim's home before headbutting him.
Glen Gardner, of Folly Lane, Warrington, smashed the window of the victim's home, who the ECHO has chosen not to name, with a hammer to gain entry during the early hours on May 26, 2021. Liverpool Crown Court heard on Tuesday how Gardner "made threats" to the victim before grabbing a butter knife and "punching and headbutting" him. Gardner had accused the victim of a crime that he did not commit.
Prosecuting, Nardeen Nemat, said Gardner, who was convicted of burglary at a previous trial, entered the address via the living room window and the hammer was likely used to gain entry, meaning there had been "some degree of planning and organisation".
