Two men who attacked victim with hammer and hockey stick jailed
The attack left the victim with no sight in his left eye
Two men who seriously injured a man in an attack with a hammer and hockey stick, leaving him with no sight in his left eye, have been jailed.
Bartholomew Cronin, 46, and Ziggy Dunn, 36, launched the attack at a house in Lowick Gardens, Westwood, Peterborough, at about 12 noon on 5 November last year.
The victim was installing a CCTV camera at his home to replace a damaged one when Cronin came out of Dunn’s house next door and made what the victim took as a threat.
The victim went to speak to him about the threat, and Cronin pulled out a hammer from his trouser waistband and waved it in the air.
Dunn also came running from his house with a hockey stick and the pair began attacking the victim.
The victim got up but both men pushed him to the ground and Dunn used the hammer to hit him to the back of the head and also to the left eye.
Both men then ran back to Dunn’s property, before coming out again and threatening the victim and then making off.
Officers from Sussex Police gave first aid to the victim before paramedics arrived and the victim was taken to Peterborough City Hospital with serious injuries, including the loss of sight in his left eye.
After Dunn returned to the scene he was arrested by Sussex Police alongside Cronin.
On Thursday (14 August), at Cambridge Crown Court, Cronin, of Lutton Grove, Peterborough, was jailed for 32 months, having pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm without intent, while Dunn, of Manton, Bretton, Peterborough, was jailed for 40 months, having pleaded guilty to the same charge.
DC Elouise Hicks, who investigated, said: “This was an incredibly violent assault with weapons which has left the victim with lasting injuries, and its severity is reflected in the sentences handed to both men.”