A person who launched a “savage, sustained and really violent” machete assault on one other man was jailed for six years as we speak .
The sufferer sustained life-changing accidents, misplaced physique elements and is now dwelling in a care dwelling because of the March 2021 incident.
Lee Thomas Ross appeared at Belfast Crown Courtroom the place he was handed a sentence of 12 years — which was divided equally between jail and licence — on a cost of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily hurt.
The 47-year-old admitted attacking his sufferer in his Kilbroney Home flat on the Cregagh Property in east Belfast after the pair had been consuming and taking medicine.
While Ross claimed he armed himself with a machete after feeling in concern of the opposite man, Choose Neil Rafferty KC famous the catalogue of accidents inflicted when Ross “went from nought to 100”.
The emergency companies have been referred to as to the scene within the early hours of March 30, final 12 months. Ross made the 999 name and advised the operator he had hit somebody with a machete.
Upon arrival, the badly injured sufferer was discovered mendacity exterior Ross's flat, with Ross asking them “Is he lifeless?”
The wounded man was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital and after being positioned in a medically-induced coma, he was handled for life-threatening accidents.
He sustained two accidents to his mind, and was handled for a number of lacerations to his shoulders, arms, thighs and again.
His left arm was partially severed, extreme harm was sustained to each palms and he misplaced the small finger of his proper hand within the machete assault.
Choose Rafferty mentioned that after studying a Sufferer Influence Assertion, there was little question the assault had left the person with life-altering accidents.
In his assertion, the sufferer spoke of his lack of dignity and mentioned that because of the extreme nature and extent of his accidents, he now resides at a care dwelling and is awaiting additional mind surgical procedure.
Ross, with an tackle at Bruce Avenue in Comber, advised Probation he acted as he did as a consequence of being in concern of the opposite man.
He claimed that after consuming and taking medicine in his flat, he requested the opposite man to depart.
Ross additionally claimed after this request was refused, the opposite man grabbed him by the throat and will have had a knife — which prompted him to go to his bed room and arm himself with a machete.
The Choose mentioned: “What is totally clear from the intensive nature of the accidents, is that having armed himself with a machete, the defendant assaulted the sufferer in what can solely be described as a savage, sustained and really violent assault which has produced life-changing accidents.”
Choose Rafferty famous Ross has displayed an absence of sufferer empathy and has earlier offences for violence on his felony file.
Additionally famous was a stash of weaponry which was discovered by police throughout a search of Ross's flat within the aftermath of the machete assault.
After being deemed as a harmful offender who presents a critical threat to the general public by each the Probation Board and Choose Rafferty, a further interval of 4 years on licence was imposed which can run after Ross has served his 12-year sentence.