Couple chased daughter's ex with hammer and knife

A COUPLE chased their daughter's ex-partner out of their house in Mountain Ash with a hammer and six-inch kitchen knife before smashing his car window with the hammer.

- BRYANA FRANCIS Reporter [e-mail]

Cardiff Crown Court heard how on April 14 Mr Smart visited David and Rebecca Morgan's home in Fernhill, Mountain Ash. He went there to collect his children from his ex-partner, who was the couple's daughter.

Tim Naylor, prosecuting, said Mr Smart was refused entry and he tried to enter the property. The court heard how Mr Smart's friends were waiting outside in a Vauxhall and witnessed him being chased from the property.

David Morgan chased him with a hammer which he smashed through the window of the car. The court heard how he was accompanied by his wife Rebecca Morgan, who had a six-inch kitchen knife which she was "slinging around" while saying words to the effect of "you better stay away".

Mr Naylor said that Mrs Cook, one of the friends sitting in the car, was "scared for her safety" and worried they were going to hurt her.