Hetton-le-Hole thug repeatedly smashed man's head with hammer after finding him with partnerTerry Dixon, of Hetton-le-Hole, was cleared of attempting to murder Daniel Hepburn but admitted GBH with intentView Image Terry DixonRaging Terry Dixon smashed a man's head with a hammer after finding him with a woman he had been in a long term relationship with. Mr Donkin said: "Smashing Mr Hepburn's head in with a hammer is precisely what he did two weeks later." ‌Mr Hepburn woke to find Dixon standing in the living room asking who he was and Mr Hepburn replied: "I'm Dan, Rebecca's lad". Mr Donkin said: "The defendant came back in and suddenly stuck him to the head. "As a result of what the defendant did, Mr Hepburn was very unwell.

Source: Daily Mirror March 21, 2026 09:46 UTC