VICIOUS MAN SMASHES WOMAN'S HEAD WITH HAMMER IN 'HORRIFIC' ATTACK
Douglas Thomson, now 60, carried out the vicious attack in March 2024.
After knocking the woman over, Thomson then climbed on top of her and continued to attack her with a hammer before pressing down on her throat and eyes.
He was subsequently charged with attempted murder and pleaded not guilty in court.
A trial in September 2025 found Thomson guilty of the charge.
He was jailed for 19 years in a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court last Friday (October 24).
This is a probabilistic continent or country-group signal from public name datasets. It is not proof of nationality, ethnicity or personal background.
Likely region signal
UK
Country
from United Kingdom
- based on surname
69.5%
confidence
First-name region
South America
Brazil
38.6%
Surname region
UK
United Kingdom
69.5%
Court Outcome
Conviction and Sentencing Details
Sentenced
Detected legal outcome
with attempted murder and pleaded not guilty in court. A trial in September 2025 found Thomson guilty of the charge. He was jailed for 19 years in a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court last Friday (October 24).
Prison sentence
19 years
He was jailed for 19 years in a sentencing hearing at Sheffield Crown Court last Friday (October 24)
