Prosecuting Advocate Jenny McVeigh said on 16 January the female victim had an elderly male friend visiting her at her flat. Between 23:00 and 23:30 the pair heard a “commotion” at the back of the property, and on inspection they found the defendant, who lived in the same multi-occupancy building, shouting and he then accused her of “taking his keys”. 

Hamon then followed them back to the flat continuing to verbally abuse them. 

Around 40-minutes of footage and audio, captured by a pet camera in the victim’s property, was played to the court. Hamon could be seen forcing his way into the flat pushing the pair down onto a bed by the neck. 

He took the females phone and indicated he would break it. Belongings fell from drawers as Hamon “forcefully” pushed the female around by the head. He repeatedly hit the phone against the drawers next to her head and then tried to snap it using his thigh.  

Hamon pushed the male onto the bed by his face and held him down by his wrists. He intimidated the pair while holding the woman down in a headlock. 

The male could be heard saying: “You do realise I'm a pensioner."

The pair begged Hamon to stop and screamed as he repeatedly punched them in the head. 

Two pools of blood could be seen on the bedsheets.  

The female was around 50-years of age, while the male was older than 70.  

Pictured: Hamon believed the victims had taken his keys.

The recording skipped forward by a few minutes, at which point the defendant was apologising but didn’t leave the property despite being asked by the pair. 

He told them he had been “slaughtered” by his landlord for no reason, then repeatedly said he was “trying to be civil” with them.  

“You’re the one that’s flying off the handle,” he added. 

Hamon also threatened them to not pin the blame for the attack on him: “If you blame it on me, I'll be f****** back yeah."

Tempers then worsened as Hamon continued to believe the pair had taken his keys. After sporadically searching through some of the female’s belongings he threw several punches and kicks at the male’s head causing him to scream and fall to the floor. He then attacked the woman again, with her also ending up on the floor. 

The male repeatedly said “we didn’t lock your door” and “we haven’t got your key”.  

Hamon later searched the pair’s pockets before saying: “Promise me guys, have I got the wrong end of the stick here?" He also tried to negotiate compensation.  

Advocate McVeigh said the victims drove themselves to hospital that night where swelling and bruising to their heads were examined. They were discharged with painkillers and head injury advice. 

Hamon turned himself into Police the following day and was shown the footage following the arrest. He chose to remain silent throughout interviews. 

Advocate McVeigh read out the victim impact statements with the female saying she had become “a shadow” of her former self and had to sign off from work for several months. She also reported being too afraid to see a male physiotherapist due to lack of trust.  

The male noted that thoughts of the attack “plagued” his mind and that the memories would “always stay” with him.  

Hamon had previous convictions in the Magistrate’s Court, including failing to self-isolate in 2021 and historic cases of assault. 

The prosecution noted that the loss of earnings for the female was in the thousands of pounds, as well the incurrence of medical and damage bills. Compensation was requested for the pair's emotional trauma too, as well as for the landlord for fixing the door. 

Pictured: Hamon was sentenced in the Royal Court.

Advocate Sara Mallett, defending, emphasised her clients early guilty pleas, the fact Hamon had been remanded in custody since January, and how he had turned himself in to law enforcement. 

Nevertheless, she said Hamon “does not seek to make excuses or justify” his actions. 

The only context was alcohol consumption and a phone call with a friend that evening, she added. 

Advocate Mallet said he had been engaging with work and support services “constructively” while in prison, working with the substance use team and the psychotherapist. 

She also asked if any compensation could be dealt with by the civil courts as repayment would be challenging for Hamon while in custody. 

Lt-Bailiff Russell Finch said the facts were “extremely concerning” and rarely seen in the Bailiwick. 

He labelled the footage a “horrendous and disgusting 40-minutes" which showed “unprovoked and mindless violence” which “rapidly got worse”. 

Photos of the “significant injuries” sustained by the victims caused concern, Lt-Bailiff Finch said. 

Significant aggravating factors coupled with a high risk of reoffending meant that Hamon should be “made an example” to deter similar cases, according to Lt-Bailiff Finch.  

“The only scrap of mitigation now is your acceptance of responsibility.” 

Hamon was sent to Les Nicolles prison for five-years, starting from 17 January. He was also ordered to pay £7,837 for lost earnings, £30 for an eye test, £534.50 for a new phone, £144 for medical bills, £193 for door repairs and £500 and £250 for the female and male victims’ suffering respectively. 

Lt-Bailiff Finch said it was unreasonable to require the victims to go to Petty Debts to recoup their cash, and barred Hamon from approaching or communicating with them.