Man bottled and bit the friend he 'loved to bits'

A HAYLE man who bit the ear of a friend he said he loved to bits told the police it had been a crime of passion.The friendship had been severely damaged by what happened, although the pair remained in contact, Philip Gordon John Hill's solicitor told Truro magistrates.Hill, 47, of Loggans Close, Hayle, pleaded guilty to assaulting Christopher Taylor at Hayle on July 18.Gail Hawkley, for the prosecution, said Hill had hit Mr Taylor over the head with a bottle and then had bitten his ear, leaving...