Nightmare roommate drugged and bludgeoned resident with hammer in bid to avoid paying debt

A NIGHTMARE roommate drugged and bludgeoned his flatmate with a hammer in a bid to avoid paying an outstanding debt. Horrified Harry Sumantri woke up in a dark room being repeatedly hit by his pal Kevin Arden. 7 NewsHarry was left with serious injuries following the attack[/caption] 7 NewsHarry said his flatmate was a “dangerous person”[/caption] 7 NewsThe court heard “considerable quantities” of blood were found in the room[/caption] Harry, who worked as a chef, loaned his flatmate Kevin £29,000 ($52,000) to invest in a business selling hand sanitiser in Indonesia during Covid. As the agreed deadline was approaching, he asked for repayment which caused Arden to launch the attack, news.com.au reports. Arden appeared before Sydney’s Downing Centre District Court as he awaits sentencing over the 2020 attack. Arden first offered his friend a drink spiked with doxylamine, an over-the-counter sleeping pill, which made him drowsy and sent him to bed around 4pm. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS 'NUKE ATTACK' Moment Putin test fires ballistic missiles in massive 'nuclear attack' drill UBER CREEP My Uber driver broke into my apartment - but never stole a thing Harry described in harrowing detail the sickening moment he woke up in a darkened room, being repeatedly hit with a hammer by his friend. He described how the attack affected him in an emotional victim impact statement. “It took a long time to fall asleep because it reminded me of what happened,” he said. “He’s a dangerous person because he was planning to kill me, which is not a human thing to do.” Most read in The Sun VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees ‘nuke strike on West’ during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills VARDY TIME Rebekah Vardy stuns in pink bikini on holiday after court showdown with Coleen PICTURE PERFECT I’m so good-looking it’s dangerous - jealous trolls constantly come for me STRICTLY SPLIT Maisie Smith breaks down in tears and sparks split rumours with Max George PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS Mordaunt storms out of No10 after being snubbed in Rishi's Cabinet ENDER MICK EastEnders' Mick jumps off cliff as Danny Dyer films final scenes after quitting His ordeal finally came to an end when one of their housemates forced his way into the room. He suffered head fractures, a broken left hand and cuts and abrasions in the attack forcing him to stop working for 12 months and eventually drain his savings. The court was also told that “considerable quantities” of blood were found sprayed across the wall where the attack took place. Read More on The Sun BACK FOR GRABS Popular flavour Quality Street axed in 2018 is back - but there’s a catch QUESTION TIME I'm a mum-of-3 at 20 - questions anyone wanting to be a young mum should ask The jury rejected Arden’s claim that Sumantri had initiated the fight. Arden will be sentenced by Judge Huggett next month.