A mother and son have been jailed for a combined 10 and a half years after a ‘vicious’ and ‘unprovoked’ hammer attack on a family friend.
Charlie and Laura Haynes knocked on Stacey Blackman’s front door in Folkestone, Kent, and then ambushed her with the weapon, before launching a prolonged assault that left her jaw fractured and teeth missing.
When their former friend curled into a ball, the duo dragged her into the bathroom and forced her head underwater, causing her to fear drowning.
Charlie, who was 19 at the time of the attack, then repeatedly punched Ms Blackman’s face as she tried
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