A construction worker who struck his stepson with a saucepan was told he acted like “a bull in a china shop” but was not jailed by a judge.Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves gave Jerry Troy Eastmond Williams a suspended sentence, on the condition that he attend anger management.The 47-year-old Pembroke man, in custody since October 28 on a charge of unlawfully wounding 18-year-old William Smith, pleaded not to be jailed for any longer.Apologising to the court, Williams told Justice Greaves. “I do admit sometimes I am harsh, but I was taught that way and I am sorry that I had to be here wasting the court’s time. But maybe I did need that two months’ time out to think about what my life should be like.”He added: “I think of this as a turning point in my life.”Prosecutor Nicole Smith told the Supreme Court that Williams had “an irrational and violent disposition”, and that the offence of unlawful wounding warranted two years imprisonment as a starting point.During his trial, a Supreme Court jury heard that Williams attacked Mr Smith, who is his girlfriend’s son, on the night of May 17, when Mr Smith came to visit his mother and siblings at the family home on Derwent Lane.Mr Smith is said to have struck his younger brother in the mouth after taking offence at a remark. Williams, in turn, became enraged, taking a cooking pot from the stove and striking the teenager.Mr Smith took a wound to the back of the head, and the skin was torn on his left forearm, the prosecutor said.Ms Smith told Justice Greaves that in spite of the jury’s verdict against him, the defendant still had not accepted culpability.Citing his client’s “poor decision making skills and past drug use”, defence lawyer Dantae Williams said Williams would benefit from conflict resolution and anger management programmes.“He went berserk,” Justice Greaves said. “He threatened the neighbour as well. And he has a long history of behaving like that. It’s bullheadedness.”Williams said he had used his time in Westgate to make more than 100 drawings that he hoped to sell off for charity.“I am no fool,” he said. “I understand things have to change.”Calling Williams “a strong headed person who has an inability to listen to others”, Justice Greaves said the social inquiry report indicated that Williams had grown up witnessing similar examples of domestic violence.“That is the kind of example that has historically created many of our young criminals, and eventually leads to their repeating the actions of those who went before them,” he said.However, Justice Greaves added: “In this festive holiday season, I think a further term of imprisonment is not likely to benefit the family.”He urged William to “walk peacefully” and address his deep-seated resentment.Noting also that Williams has been described as “a man who would give you the shirt off his back”, Justice Greaves took into account the time spent in custody, and gave him a six-month sentence, suspended for 18 months.Williams must take conflict resolution, engage in drug and alcohol rehabilitation, and follow the directives of his probation officer, Justice Greaves said.“But let this be the last time that you appear in the Supreme Court,” he added. “I’m sure you do not want to meet me again.”