Submitting... “The defendant reportedly stated that he had a gun and would shoot him, and he had a hammer and would smash his head in,” a prosecution lawyer said. “The injured party was of the belief that he would carry out these threats.” District Judge Fiona Bagnall was told Eagleson’s comments are believed to have been motivated by hate. “The defendant made a number of abusive remarks to the injured party in relation to his race and sexual orientation, calling him a ‘n*****’, ‘bender’ and ‘faggot’,” the lawyer added. Defence solicitor Pearse MacDermott stressed that Eagleson admitted a charge of threats to kill at the first opportunity.