FOUR MEN have been sentenced for their roles in a 'cowardly' street brawl which unfolded in Wrexham.

Joseph Hastings, of Deanfield Road in Shotton, Mason Fountain, of Kent Avenue in Shotton, Lennon Stagg, of Saxon Street in Wrexham, and Danny Bennett of Kings Road in Connah's Quay, appeared before Mold Crown Court on Monday, August 12.

All four defendants had previously pleaded guilty to one count each of affray during a hearing held on April 19 of this year.

Jemma Gordon, prosecuting, told the court that the incident had taken place on Abbott Street in Wrexham on December 30, 2022.

What started off as a verbal confrontation between 28-year-old Bennett and Luke Bednarek quickly turned into 'sustained violence', the court heard.

CCTV footage played in court showed how the fight - which lasted around two minutes - unfolded.

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Fountain, 34, becomes involved by punching Mr Bednarek before Bennett hits also hits him.

Mr Bednarek can be seen defending himself during the Melee before Stagg, 24, and Bennett also launch an attack.

Hastings, 26, can be seen running up behind Mr Bednarek and putting him into a 'chokehold'. 

Bennett and Hastings can then be seen kicking the victim while he is lying on the floor.

Mr Bednarek can then be seen to stand up and stumble away from the view of the CCTV camera, with damage to his face visible.

The fight then continues up the road with the four defendants and an unknown male.

Members of the public can be seen repeatedly trying to break the fight up as it unfolds.

At interview, Fountain and Hastings maintained that they acted in self-defence, while Stagg and Bennett provided no comment interviews.

Ms Gordon described the fight as 'sustained violence'.

In court, Bennett was defended by Duncan Bould, Stagg by Dafydd Roberts and both Fountain and Hastings by Maria Masselis.

However, no defence was offered on behalf of any of the four defendants.

Sentencing the four men, Judge Niclas Parry said: "You subjected one man to sustained, targeted, serious - and above all - cowardly violence.”

The judge added: "This was classic street violence carried out by drunken thugs."

Stagg was sentenced to 14 months in prison, Bennett received 10 months and Fountain and Hastings were sentenced to 12 months each.

All sentences were suspended for a period of 18 months.

Stagg was ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work and will be subject to a curfew between 6.30pm to 6am for a period of three months.

Fountain will be subject to alcohol abstinence requirement and will have to complete 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirement.

Hastings will be subject to a curfew between 7pm to 6am for three months and must complete 20 days of rehabilitation activity requirement.

Judge Parry added: "Don’t reoffend, don’t breach the order. Because, it will be me you see and you will be in trouble.”