
Scots man jailed for assaulting neighbour with a hammer
A Scots man who attacked his neighbour with a hammer and left him scarred for life has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. David McLaughlin, 38, assaulted John McLean, 55, after a dispute over a fence in their back garden in Glasgow. The attack The incident happened on July 23, 2023, around 9.30pm, when McLaughlin confronted McLean about the fence that separated their properties. McLaughlin claimed that McLean had damaged his fence and demanded compensation. McLean refused and told McLaughlin to leave him alone. McLaughlin then grabbed a hammer from his shed and hit McLean on the head, causing…