'I’m going to kill you with this': Gatecrasher slashed stranger with garden TROWEL used to shovel dog poo in party attack

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A gatecrasher slashed a stranger's wrist with a garden trowel and yelled: "I'm going to kill you with this".

Lee Taylor, 43, burst through the gate whilst six friends were enjoying a party in Stockport.

He grabbed the trowel used to shovel dog poo and started swinging it around, a court heard.

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Taylor accused partygoers of a bullying a pal before slashing a stranger and leaving him with a gaping 5cm wound.

He was ‘agitated and aggressive’ and shouted: “Stop bullying Jay, stop picking on him!”

The gatecrasher squared up to one of the pals, causing the victim to get in between them to diffuse the situation.

Taylor, of Stockport, then picked up a trowel from nearby and slashed his wrist, which needed nine stitches.

At Minshull Street Crown Court, Taylor was handed a suspended sentence after pleading guilty to wounding and breach of a suspended sentence.

Prosecutor Clare Thomas said that the victim had gone to a friend’s house on May 25 and enjoy the weather and was sitting in the communal garden when all of a sudden, Taylor came in through the gate.

“He was agitated and aggressive and started shouting words to the effect of ‘Stop bullying Jay, stop picking on him’”, she said.

“The victim stood up and went to leave, but the defendant carried on shouting: 'do you want some, go on, raise your hands, throw the first punch'.

“The victim and others asked him to leave, at which the defendant squared up to another man.

“The victim stood in between them, and the defendant grabbed a trowel which was leaning against the wall and used to get rid of dog faeces.”

Taylor then slashed towards the