Bedlington woman spared jail after turning up at ex's Ashington home and beating her and new partner

Kayleigh Gair became angry following the break-down of her relationship with her former partner - who had already moved on with a new girlfriend at the time of the attack.

Newcastle Crown Court heard that the victims were in bed in Ashington, at around midnight in December, when they were awoken by the front door opening.

Neill Pallister, prosecuting, said the ex got out of bed and immediately knew it was Gair downstairs in her home.

Mr Pallister said: "She describes the defendant as shouting inside the address 'Where is she?'

"She then described how she grabbed Gair to stop her going up the stairs but nevertheless the defendant managed to get up the stairs."

The court heard that the 27-year-old, of Bedlington, then struck her ex when she made an attempt to protect her new partner.

Gair then launched a "persistent" assault on the pair which included punches and a headbutt.

The court heard the violence started inside but then spread to the garden after Gair was forced out of the property.

The defendant then retreated back inside to collect her mobile phone but instead stole one of the females' iPhones.

She was later arrested and she pleaded guilty to two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and theft.