TWO brothers have been jailed after they launched an unprovoked attack on a man and left his kitchen covered in blood.

Alexander Verschueren, aged 47 and of Park Street in Johnstown, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Thursday alongside co-defendant Liam Verschueren, aged 42 and of Heol Bronwydd in Johnstown.

The pair had admitted an offence of wounding at a previous hearing, the offence having happened on February 12 last year.

David Mainstone, prosecuting, told the court that the victim in the case was Eddie Jones, partner of Emma Verschueren who was previously married to Alexander Verschueren.

On the night of the incident, Ms Verschueren had dropped her two adult sons Robbie and Ryan off to spend time with their dad Alexander, and uncle Liam at a Wetherspoons.

At around 7pm, Liam Verschueren returned with Ryan to the address of Ms Verschueren in Trevor, and she and Mr Jones went out to meet them.

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Liam Verschueren was behaving aggressively towards Ryan Verschueren, which Eddie Jones attempted to stop by getting between them.

But Liam Verschueren "didn't like this" - grabbing Mr Jones' arm and telling him he'd "smash his head in."

The defendant threw punches at the victim, who was easily able to avoid them given Verschueren was clearly drunk.

At one point, he fell over a neighbour's fence which gave Eddie Jones time to put a bolted gate between them.

After remonstrating with him (Eddie Jones), including making a threat to "take him up a mountain and kill him," Liam Verschueren left the scene.

The incident was followed by repeated calls from Alex Verschueren, then both brothers turned up at the home - where Eddie Jones and Ms Verschueren's three young daughters were also present.

Mr Mainstone said what followed was the victim's "worst fear" as the brothers forced their way through the gate and into the home, where they confronted the victim in the kitchen.

It began with Liam Verschueren throwing punches (at Eddie Jones) and being pushed to the floor, where he was pinned by the victim's foot.

Alex Verschueren then got involved, but Mr Jones was able to keep him "at arm's length."

The co-defendant, still on the floor, then bit the victim's leg through his jeans and once back on his feet, bit the victim's face.

Mr Jones said he recalled "intense pain" and "a crunch of skin" as the bite took place.

Whilst the victim then fended off Alex Verschueren, his brother took up an empty wine bottle and smashed it over his head.

Liam Verschueren then took up a wine glass and deliberately broke it, holding the jagged stem between his fingers and stabbing at the victim with it.

It caught him in the neck, following which he fled the scene and ran to his mother-in-law's home up the road.

And the Verschueren brothers didn't stop there.

They too attended the mother-in-law's home, where the victim had locked himself in a downstairs toilet - but were eventually persuaded to leave.

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Among the injuries he sustained, Mr Jones was left with bruises, abrasions, lacerations, a broken nose and tenderness.

In his victim statement, he said the incident has made him anxious and stressed, as well as affecting his sleep.

The bite to his face has also left him scarred.

However, he withdrew his support for the police investigation and prosecution, explaining he felt it would ultimately be detrimental for his family.

Dafydd Roberts, defending both Verschuerens, told the court both had been out of trouble for a significant number of years and that "neither has been in trouble for anything anywhere near as serious as this offence."

He said given the victim's withdrawal of support for the prosecution, both defendants could have "very well entered a not guilty plea and taken their chances," but that both had "realised they had done wrong," and entered their pleas accordingly "to reflect their shame and remorse."

Mr Roberts said: "Both accept the way they reacted was wholly out of proportion.

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"They're both family men; the main breadwinners for their homes.

"The impact of custody on both families would be devastating."

He called on the Judge to consider drawing back from imposing an immediate term of imprisonment, submitting that there was a "realistic prospect of rehabilitation" for the men.

Judge Niclas Parry told the defendants: "[This] was nothing less than a sustained attack on a person in his own home, in the presence of his family, involving a glass bottle and a glass deliberately broken for stabbing purposes, biting - all committed under the influence of alcohol.

"You were set on revenge. He (Mr Jones) was trying to protect his home and his family.

"There was blood all over the walls and floor of his kitchen - his own blood."

Judge Parry handed down 12 month custodial sentences to each defendant, telling them: "I accept there is a realistic prospect of rehabilitation, but I have to balance the gravity of the offences - and this is just too serious, so it will be 12 months immediate custody."

The Judge imposed a five year restraining order to protect the victim.