‘Hand chopper’ remanded in custody

An alleged knifeman accused of hacking a party-goer with a machete causing him to nearly lose his hand in a rampage at a travellers’ site has appeared at the Old Bailey. Michael Mongan, 26, allegedly ‘behaved like a lunatic,’ charging at multiple victims at the end of the bash in St Theresa Close, Hackney, east London, on 9 September. While the DJ packed up, the unwanted guest kicked and punched Patrick McDonagh in the head, prosecutors claim. A 17-year-old, who…