A Houghton man has been jailed after he attacked two men with a bottle, stabbing one of them in the neck.
Graham Nesbitt was drinking with his neighbour and a friend when an argument broke out over something trivial.
He picked up an empty glass bottle and hit it over his neighbour’s head multiple times
When the other man intervened he smashed the same bottle over his head. He then stabbed him in the neck with the broken remains.
He then left the house with one of their bank cards and withdrew cash
The second victim had six pieces of glass stuck in his neck and damaged his thyroid artery, putting him in intensive care. He told the court he was lucky he didn’t die.
Nesbitt, 48, of Avondale Avenue, Houghton, Sunderland, who has previously convictions for violence on , pleaded not guilty to two charges of wounding with intent but was found guilty by a jury after a trial.
He also pleaded guilty to theft and fraud.
He was sentenced to 11 years in prison with a four year extended licence, as well as lifelong restraining orders against his victims.