Wesley Sluddon claims Liam Jones turned up in his garden and bit off tip of his finger after claiming he'd been badmouthing him over debt
A row over a £20 mobile phone saw a man's FINGER bitten off, a court heard.
Wesley Sluddon said he was also bitten on the back of his hand and his right shoulder during the bust-up in his garden.
He and Liam Jones, 23, had been at odds for several months when Jones turned up at his home on the Maenan estate in Old Colwyn and started shouting at him, prosecutors told Caernarfon magistrates court.
Jones had gone round to his home to confront him after hearing rumours Mr Sluddon had been saying things about him behind his back, he said.
Giving evidence, Mr Sluddon removed a black glove he was wearing and approached the jury to show the injury he’d been left with.
He told them: “He stormed into the garden shouting. I asked him to go away because the children were in the garden but he took a swing at me."
The punch missed and Mr Sluddon punched him back and both fell to the floor.
Jones is then said to have gripped Mr Sluddon’s left index finger in his mouth and despite a struggle continued to hold onto it with his teeth.
Mr Sluddon said he asked him to let go several times until he eventually released the finger.
“He then started taking chunks out of my left hand and my shoulder. At that point my friend pulled him off.
“I shouted that’s enough and showed him my finger. I told him you’ve bitten my f****** finger off,” he added.
Jones is then alleged to have jumped on his bike and pedaled away.
The police were alerted and an ambulance called and Mr Sluddon was taken to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd in Bodelwyddan and later transferred to Whiston hospital in Liverpool.
Jones was arrested and questioned and claims he acted in self defence.
He told officers Mr Sluddon had thrown him to the ground and was holding him in a “bear hug” and he had no choice but to bite him.
He claimed at one stage Mr Sluddon had poked him in the eye with a thumb and he had seen his friend approach with a crowbar.
Mr Sluddon had to have surgery at hospital in Liverpool for his injuries.
Jones, of Colwyn Bay , denies causing grievous bodily harm with intent.
The trial continues.
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