A thug was convicted of a knife and hammer attack after a reluctant witness changed her story.
Lee Hamilton, 31, of Forgewood Road, Motherwell, was found guilty of assaulting his victim to his severe injury, permanent disfigurement and danger of life, and robbing him.
Co-accused William Smith, 31, of Imperial Drive, Airdrie, was cleared of the charge.
Hamilton Sheriff Court heard the attack happened in Ettrick Avenue, Bellshill in April 2018.
Witness Leeanne Campbell was charged with perjury after giving a version of the events to the court.
She then returned to the witness box and admitted what she'd said earlier was lies.
Asked by Neil Thomson, prosecuting, if anything had happened to her after giving evidence, Ms Campbell replied: "I was charged with perjury."
Police officers had asked her why she lied and she told them of "concerns" she had about speaking up.
Ms Campbell then assured the fiscal she was about to give a true account of the events that happened inside and outside her home in Ettrick Avenue.
She said a number of people, including both accused, were there and the male victim was attacked after sending texts to a female.
Ms Campbell, 28, said Hamilton and Smith punched and kicked him in her living room.
She heard Hamilton yell 'Stab him' and saw Smith holding a knife while Hamilton had a hammer.
The victim fled from the house, followed by the two accused.
Campbell, who gave her evidence from behind a screen, told the court: "They eventually got him on the grass. They started to attack him again with the hammer and knife before he stumbled away."
The witness said Hamilton and Smith returned to her home where they borrowed fresh jumpers and put their bloodstained tops in bags.
She stated: "The blinds and walls were covered in blood."
The victim was robbed of a mobile phone, wallet, keys and cannabis.
Sheriff Andrew McIntyre deferred sentence on Hamilton until next month for a criminal justice social work report and he was remanded in custody.
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