Two brothers armed with a hammer attacked their sibling on the street in a row concerning a £50,000 loan.
Newcastle Crown Court heard Gary Wilson had fallen out with his father over an unpaid £50,000 loan and brothers Dale and Mark unlawfully took matters into their own hands.
A court heard Dale phoned Gary and told him he was going to behead him before turning up with Mark and assaulting him.
Dale and Mark Wilson, pictured, took weapons including a hammer when they went to visit their bother Gary who owed their father £50,000
Ben Campbell, prosecuting, told Newcastle Crown Court : 'The case concerns a fall out between members of the Wilson family which resulted in the behaviour with these two defendants taking weapons, including a hammer, into the streets of Newcastle.