Dad turned up at rival's home and stabbed him in the neck with a machete after TikTok feud
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA dad attacked a man with machete after he was challenged to a 'straightener' in an 'abusive' TikTok video. Billy Kelly, 38, stabbed his victim in the neck after showing up outside his home in Eliza Street, Hulme, in the early hours of the morning.
The pair had been embroiled in a feud around the time that Kelly, a dad-of-two, carried out the brutal 'revenge' attack. At Minshull Street Crown Court last week (Friday), Kelly was handed an extended sentence for public protection after a judge declared him 'dangerous'.
He was found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent and possession of an article with a blade or point following a trial earlier this year. Join our WhatsAp p Top Stories and Breaking News group by clicking this link. Daniel Calder, prosecuting, told the court that animosity had been brewing between Kelly and the victim in the build-up to the attack.
In a video shared on TikTok, the victim was abusive towards Kelly and asked for a 'straightener', he said. In the early hours of February 7 of last year, Kelly turned up at the man's home armed with a machete.
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