A defendant was warned he would have been facing a murder allegation if he had struck a binman with a claw hammer on the head. Thankfully, Craig Goldby missed hitting the man after pulling the hammer from a pocket when he took the law into his own hands.
Nottingham Crown Court heard Goldby had taken steps to secure the weapon to his hand with duct tape on Saturday, December 3, 2022, in Westgate Street, St Ann's. He had approached the victim, shouting he was going to "do him in" and "he was a dead man".
As he missed with one swing of the hammer, Goldby tried to swing once more, but was tackled to the ground by his victim, who broke his hand. A large kitchen knife fell from Goldby at the time but was not used.
