A man hit his girlfriend’s sister in the face with a hammer while two young children were in the house, a court has heard.
Andrew Kirby, 31, of St Oswalds Street, Old Swan, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court via video link on Thursday after pleading guilty to one count of wounding. David Watson, prosecuting, said that Kirby's girlfriend Emma Sharelle was involved in an argument with her sister Leah Sharelle and that Kirby had become involved.
At around 3am, Emma was at her address in Glebe Hey when she was woken by the defendant and his stepbrother at the front door. Both men directed verbal abuse at Ms Sharelle and her partner Ricky Kilvington.
