A mum attacked her partner with a hammer in the middle of the street while horrified neighbours looked on after she suffered ‘innumerable instances of abuse and violence’.
Deborah Lock, 42, had an argument with her partner at their home on April 22 of last year. Lock and the man could be seen in the middle of Vale Top Avenue, Moston, having a verbal exchange, a court heard.
There, she hurled some of his belongings at him, before going inside and returning with a hammer, Manchester Crown Court was told on Tuesday (February 7). She then struck the man on the shoulder and back of his head, causing a skull fracture and haematoma.
