Family attacked with weapons in street by thug trio after social services threat

17 March 2023 , 21:22

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A family was attacked with a glass bottle and wooden plank in the street outside their own home by vicious thugs after they said they would call social services on them.

Sinead Feneck, 28, Kyle O’Callaghan, 27, and Jordan Hull, 26, launched the shocking assault at the family home.

It came after Zoe had threatened to call social services on Feneck during an earlier altercation outside a local shop.

Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard how Feneck and Zoe bumped into one another outside the shop and Feneck said: "I am going to kill you if you grass me up to social services" and threatened to throw a glass bottle at her car.

She added: "Watch in the next five minutes."

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The court was shown a video of the brutal assault (Media Wales)

Then, along with her partner O’Callaghan, and Hull, she went to Zoe’s home and O'Callaghan began smashing up her car.

Zara, Zoe’s sister, saw them and went outside and began filming them as Adam Hall also went outside but was confronted by O’Callaghan who threw a punch at Zara.

He then hit Adam several times with the glass, causing a cut on the back of his head and a video of the assault shows the vicious attack near Cardiff as Adam is repeatedly struck.

(Media Wales)

The video, reported by WalesOnline, shows how the fight spills across the street in Llanrumney, with horrified onlookers shocked by the broad daylight attack.

Hull, dressed in black clothing and a balaclava, then snatched up a piece of wood and used it in a threatening manner before chasing after members of the Hall family.

Feneck was described as shouting threats of violence, saying: "Come here – I want to fight you now. I'll rip your heads off."

Kyle O'Callaghan cause almost £1,300 of damage to Zoe Hall's car (Media Wales)

As the three thugs left the scene, O’Callaghan then caused more damage to Zoe’s car, leaving almost £1,300 in damage at the end.

Feneck and O’Callaghan pleaded guilty to affray with the latter also pleading guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault by beating and criminal damage.

But O’Callaghan was also to be sentenced for possessing a bladed article on July 14 when he was chased by police from a Tesco store in Cardiff and spotted lobbing a machete over a wall.

Sinead Feneck repeatedly threatened to kill and hurt Zoe Hall (Media Wales)

The court heard O'Callaghan had previous convictions for wounding, criminal damage, and possession of a bladed article.

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Feneck has previous convictions for battery, assault by beating, and attempted criminal damage.

Hull has previous convictions for public order offences, criminal damage, possession of a bladed article, battery, theft, robbery, assault by beating, and battery.

In mitigation Derrick Gooden, for O'Callaghan, said his client was remorseful and had been remanded in custody for six months where he has undertaken courses and works as a painter.

The trio of thugs wielded a glass and a wooden plank as they smashed up a Zoe's car too (Media Wales)

Hashim Salmman, for Feneck, said probation had recommended an alternative to custody and Hannah Friedman, for Hull, said her client was "sorry" for the fear and hurt he had caused.

Since his remand in custody he has become a father to a son and had been unable to receive physiotherapy after breaking numerous bones due to a fall.

Sentencing, Recorder Greg Bull KC said: "Each of you played a part in a scene of violence in a Cardiff street which was wholly unnecessary ... tempers got out of control."