Hammer frenzy thug dodges jail

A NEW father who smashed a man's head several times with a hammer has walked free from court to spend “critical bonding time with his child”.

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Finnley McIntyre stormed into a stranger's home and bludgeoned him with the weapon over concerns at the company his sister was keeping.

Lyndsay Barber, defending, told Perth Sheriff Court: “He is a new father. He does not want to consider himself to be a poor role model.

“If custody is deemed to be inevitable, he will lose critical bonding time with his child.”