machete-wielding dad attacked a teenager on his own front doorstep for 'almost no reason'. Alan Daley walked down a street in Merseyside with the weapon before attacking 19-year-old Jack Callear and "casually walking away".
The dad-of-two aimed at the teenager's head, but Callear, who knew Daley only as a local man, protected himself with his hand, Liverpool Echo reports.
The teen endured slashes slashes to his tendons and muscles which left him needing a two hour operation and three months off work.
The 50-year-old who admitted wounding, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court and said he was triggered by a "protective instinct" after a comment made to his son.
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