Hey, the door had only been troublesome for about 6 months. I immediately removed the door knob and replaced it with a hook and eye temporarily - 3 years.
Forgot to mention that I gently removed the hatchet from her grasp.
The Princess is a fearsome woman , indeed. In 52 + years I have seen her enraged 3 times. Once at our son, once at our daughter, and once at a cellar door with a 'troublesome' door handle. She was going to attack the door with a hatchet - I was planning on replacing the door knob. One kid...
It's time to reassure him that you are the boss. Do not kick at or swat at him as this will reinforce his instinct to fight back. Some form of submission has sometimes worked for me - grabbing him and forcing him firmly to the ground, Netting him in a short handled fishing net and carrying him...