A man carried out a violent and "vicious" attack on a pensioner amid a tense neighbour dispute regarding a fence.
Malcolm Scott jumped out of his van on March 14 this year and began punching his elderly neighbour, before pinning him to the floor and "raining blows" down on him. The 66-year-old then picked up a large stone and threatened his bloodied neighbour before the victim managed to grab hold of his wrist.
Durham Crown Court heard the attack was the culmination of a long standing grievance between the two neighbours concerning a fence. Scott, of Pontop Court, Stanley, appeared at the court on Tuesday to be sentenced for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He had pleaded guilty to the charge at a previous hearing.
