A senior whose brother left him scarred and with damaged vision after throwing acid over him said he hopes he gets the longest sentence possible.

Hastings Harris, 67, was attacked with tile cleaner by his sibling Colin Washington, 54, who was angry over a long-running family dispute.

A jury yesterday found Washington guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent. He was remanded into custody and could face up to ten years' imprisonment.

Speaking afterwards, Mr. Harris said: "I feel that the verdict was justified. What he did, he had no right to do. It was totally out of order, and I hope he's learned his lesson."

Mr. Harris claimed Washington threatened him several times prior to the clash at the family homestead in Mount Hill, Pembroke, last June. He did not report those threats to the Police, but the hospital alerted them this time when Mr. Harris was admitted with burns to his face and chest.

"The charges were pressed by the hospital due to the condition I was in. I wasn't going to tell them to drop the charges because I've got a lot of problems with my eyes and will probably have to have a couple of operations," said Mr. Harris, who used to work as a painter.

"He put me through a lot, the loss of my job and loss of money. The burns have not properly healed. I was in hospital for two-and-a-half weeks, and for six to eight weeks afterwards the nurses had to come every day to change my bandages. Even now I have irritation and the skin is all bumpy and blistered."

Asked what punishment his brother deserves, he replied: "I would like him to serve whatever the maximum penalty is. I would like him to have that to make him pay attention."

Mr. Harris was the key prosecution witness in Washington's three-day Supreme Court trial. He described his younger brother as "a very nasty person" who was acting "like a madman in a rage" at the time of the attack.

He explained that Washington harbours bad feeling over a house in Mount Hill, Pembroke, that their mother Isabella Louise Harris left him and his sister Linda. They are from a family of eleven siblings, and Mr. Harris lives in the property with his mentally-ill brother Robert, who lives on Government benefits. Washington disputes ownership of the house.

Mr. Harris admitted chasing Washington off the property while waving a machete at him earlier on the night of the incident after arguing over family issues.

However, he said he never intended to use the machete and was not behaving threateningly when he later opened the door to Washington and got doused in muriatic acid, which Washington used in his job as a tiler.

The accused brother claimed during the case that Mr. Harris was indeed armed with the machete at the time and he threw the contents of a nearby bucket in self defence, not realising what was in inside. Washington also said he loved his brother and did not wish to hurt him.

However, the jury convicted him by a unanimous verdict after around two hours of deliberations.

Asked afterwards how he feels about Washington now, Mr. Harris replied: "There's no hate or nothing but what he did was definitely out of order and the statement he made that he loves his brother is a bunch of hooey. How can you love someone and do that?"

Denying bail, Puisne Judge Carlisle Greaves told Washington he could expect "a substantial period of imprisonment". He will return to court on May 3 for a sentence date to be set.