Nephew who cut off his uncle's hand with a machete during a family argument while watching television is jailed for six years Uncle tried to intervene in lover's row when nephew turned on him Emergency workers find severed hand under clothing in the living room Hand successfully reattached to uncle during massive 11 hour operation Uncle refused to co-operate with police or produce victim impact statement
By Aap
Published: 06:02 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 06:02 GMT, 15 February 2019
A young man who severed his uncle's hand with a machete after an evening watching TV has been jailed for at least three-and-a-half years in Melbourne.
Timothy Attwell, 20, was at home at Frankston North with his girlfriend on March 23 last year, when the young lovers started a row.
Attwell's uncle tried to intervene in the spat.
Timothy Attwell, 20, has been jailed for three-and-a-half years by Victoria's County Court
'Without warning or provocation from him, you struck your uncle's arm with the machete, completely severing
