Man who threatened to stab neighbours in Lanarkshire town claimed he was holding a key
dailyrecord.co.ukA man holding “something shiny” threatened to stab neighbours during a late night row over a parked car.Witnesses feared Graeme Healy had a knife or a screwdriver but one man went into his house and returned wielding a baseball bat.That was enough to make Healy backtrack and head off home, Hamilton Sheriff Court heard this week.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.
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Some witnesses formed the impression it was a screwdriver, others thought it was a small knife.“Healy’s partner was trying to calm him down but he ran towards one of the witnesses.“That person went into his house and came back in possession of a baseball bat, prompting the accused to go back to his own house.”Defence agent Scott Jones said dad of two Healy claimed the item in his hand was a key.The solicitor added: “There had been problems with the neighbours for some time.
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