Bad blood over dog incident led to strangulation attempt using hot tub cord
A teenager who confronted a man whose dog had bitten and badly injured his brother ended up trying to strangle him with a cord used to heat a hot tub.
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Stafford Crown Court heard Tyler Campbell went round to where Christopher Stewart lived with his partner in Brookhouse Lane, Featherstone, on September 7 last year wearing a balaclava and armed with a crowbar.
At an earlier hearing Campbell had admitted strangulation and criminal damage against Mr Stewart.
Emma Swindell, prosecuting, said: "The two families were well known to each other as there was earlier bad blood when Campbell's brother had been bitten by a dog allegedly under the control of Mr Stewart – this incident is thought to have been a direct result of that.
"Before entering the property, Campbell hit an Audi car outside the property with a crowbar, causing over £500 worth of damage and then proceeded to bang on Mr Stewart's door and force his way into the house.
