TWO teenage boys and a 31-year-old woman started a “horrendous” and “violent” fight at a family pub, a court has heard.

Magistrates sitting in Swindon yesterday heard that around 8.30pm on April 1, the Spotted Cow in Marlborough Road was turned into a war-zone with glasses thrown and a window smashed following an altercation between customers.

One man suffered serious head wounds when he was shoved to the floor, striking his head on a pool table.

Jason Reed, 18, Jordan Reed, 19, and Stacey Walters, 31, appeared in the dock charged with affray.

Walters, of Ripon Way, faced the added charge of causing £600 worth of damage when she punched a window.

The Reed brothers, of Netherton Close, Park South, had previously pleaded not guilty when the case first came to court, but were both convicted at trial.

Crown prosecutor Michelle Hewitt said that after having enjoyed a meal at the pub and leaving, a drunken Walters, returned, with Jason Reed, claiming she had lost a £20 note. After a brief and unsuccessful search, Walters “started swearing and shouting and causing a fracas”.

“The complainant then got involved, telling her to mind her language. Walters unleashed a torrent of abuse and punched the man on the face, her nails catching him just beneath the eye,” said Ms Hewitt.

The Reed brothers then got involved, with Jordan rushing back into the pub when he heard his younger brother was involved in a fight.

Ms Hewitt said: “Jason kicked the complainant when he was on the floor and smashed the pool cue down, which added to the violence.

"The complainant’s head was bleeding from the attack and the window was broken, causing £600 worth of damage. Stacey was drunk and had glass in her nose.”

She said Jordan had “pushed someone to the floor even though there was no real threat to him or anybody else”.

Mike Pulsford, defending Walters, said: “My client is 31-years-old. She is a lady who lives with her two children.

"She accepts that she was very drunk that day and this incident is very much out of character for her.

"She also accepts that she scratched the man’s face after he told her to be quiet.”

Mr Pulsford reminded magistrates that his client had shown complete remorse and had considered her actions to have been “disgusting”.

Andrew Hobson, defending Jordan Reed, said: “My client wasn’t involved in the hurling of unpleasant words as he was at that time outside.

"In the few seconds he had to think about things, he saw that his brother was under attack. He then pushed the man to the ground, which was something he deeply regrets. The push had some serious consequences, but the injuries were not caused intentionally.”

The court also heard Jason Reed’s initial lack of remorse was a result of “bad communication” on his part, though the court was told he “bitterly regrets” his part in the incident.

Magistrates imposed a six week prison sentence suspended for 12 months on Walters. She was must complete 180 hours of unpaid work and pay £85 in court costs. She was also ordered to pay a £115 victim surcharge plus £150 compensation to the victim, and received a bill of £650 for the broken window.

Jason Reed was given a nine weeks' custody suspended for 12 months and ordered to undergo 120 hours of unpaid work. He must also pay a £115 victim surcharge, £310 in court costs and £150 compensation to the victim.

Jordan Reed was handed a 12-month community order, during which he must complete 240 hours of unpaid work, pay a victim surcharge of £85, court costs of £310 and £150 to the victim for the “unnecessary injuries” caused.