Guilty plea over severed leg on highway, hammer attack
A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder after another man was run down by a ute, reportedly cutting off his leg, and attacked with a hammer. Photo: AAP
A man accused of running down another man with a ute, reportedly severing his leg before attacking him with a hammer, has pleaded guilty to attempted murder.
Matthew William Lawson, 25, briefly appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Tuesday charged with the attempted murder of Trae Black, 29.
Bearded and wearing a white singlet revealing heavily tattooed arms, Lawson refused to seek legal advice before admitting to the crime during his first court appearance.
Police said Lawson was involved in a verbal stoush with Black on Monday at a construction site in the affluent suburb of City Beach.
Black ran from the site and Lawson chased him in a Mazda BT-50 utility onto busy West Coast Highway.
It is understood Lawson struck Black with the vehicle, severing his leg, before assaulting him with a hammer.
Black was taken to Royal Perth Hospital in a serious condition.
Lawson did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody to appear in Stirling Gardens Magistrates Court on August 21.
– AAP
