A neighbour heard 'powerful banging' and called police.
Stephen Thomson attacked defenceless Peter Morgan, 60, with a hammer at the flat in Coatbridge. A jury heard how the 26 year-old appeared to laugh when later arrested and claimed: "What is going on anyway? I was at my mate's house."
The court heard how Thomson had ended up at Peter's home that night along with the victim's friend William Keys. Neighbour Sean Henderson recalled a commotion around midnight on November 19, 2021.The 28 year-old electrician told the trial: "It was really powerful banging.The witness said he heard a man stating: "See if I find out...".Mr Henderson said he also picked up an older man - not Peter - saying at one stage: "That's enough, that's enough.
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