convicted them of grievous bodily harm<\/a> with intent in February following a trial at Canterbury Crown Court.<\/p>\nMs Blackman was left with horrific injuries, including a fracture to her left upper jaw, eight missing teeth, bruising and wounds to her mouth.<\/p>\n
Following the assault on the morning of June 1, 2024 mum and son fled and took the hammer with them, washed it, before stashing it in a cupboard under the sink.<\/p>\n
The prosecution said the attack was a revenge one, although the motivations were unclear.<\/p>\n
One suggestion was an incident where Laura\u2019s windows were smashed by stones. Another was that the attack was over a missing phone.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Allister Walker described how the mum gave her son instructions as he beat Ms Blackman, and made comments such as, \u201cWhere\u2019s your boyfriend now?\u201d<\/p>\n
He read the court a statement written by Ms Blackman, in which she said: \u201cI used to feel safe in my home.<\/p>\n
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Laura Haynes, from Folkestone originally but now living in Ashford, were found guilty following a trial. Picture: Facebook<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m still physically suffering due to the attack.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was beaten so badly that eight teeth were knocked out of my mouth, and I need further dental treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis treatment isn\u2019t covered by the NHS, and I am told it will cost \u00a320,000, including bone grafts.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes, I get phantom pain where my teeth were.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has impacted my self-confidence. I hate looking in the mirror as the scars are a reminder of the assault.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am not the same person I was before this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said that she no longer goes out before 9pm, as that\u2019s when the mum and son\u2019s police enforced curfew began.<\/p>\n
Ms Blackman also says she could not use her own bathtub for months after the assault.<\/p>\n
She added: \u201cLaura was my friend. This was not a random attack.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Walker said that there was \u201ca significant degree of planning and premeditation\u201d by the pair.<\/p>\n
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Laura Haynes and her son launched a “vicious” attack on a woman in Folkestone. Picture: Facebook<\/p>\n
Defending both Charlie, now 22, and Laura, Nicholas Hamblin said they both were of previous good character.<\/p>\n
He told the court: \u201cLaura, aged 40, has a caution or reprimand when she was considerably younger for an offence of a completely different nature.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe has caring responsibility not only for her 14-year-old twins, but also for her mother, who unfortunately is subject to early-onset dementia.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharlie has, in the pre-sentence report, spoken of regret for attending the home and what happened thereafter.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was 19 at the time, so an immature young man.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Hamblin also said Charlie has suffered from considerable anxiety, to the extent that a referral to mental health services was considered.<\/p>\n
He said that as a single mother, Laura\u2019s two girls would have to be rehoused, and her pets rehomed.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cA friend of over 25 years describes her as a devoted mother and a kind and compassionate person.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe is sincerely sorry for how things unfolded, and said it was the biggest mistake of her life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s my submission that there is every hope this young man and his mother will never trouble the court again.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The pair were sentenced at Canterbury Crown Court. Picture: Paul Dennis<\/p>\n
The pair, from Folkestone at the time of the assault but more recently living in Ashford, were sentenced today (May 1) at Canterbury Crown Court.<\/p>\n
Recorder Michael Turner described the attack as \u201cvicious, unprovoked and sustained\u201d.<\/p>\n
Jailing Charlie for five years and Laura for five-and-a-half, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s difficult to see your motivation for such an out-of-control, violent assault, and it\u2019s unsurprising that, as said in the impact statement, Ms Blackman has continued to suffer not only physical injuries but also from the psychological impacts of them.<\/p>\n
\u201cMs Blackman was a victim who was obviously vulnerable due to her personal circumstances.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have taken into account your respective caregiving responsibilities, which in each case are significant, Laura, in particular, the twins for whom you are the sole carer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, this was an extremely serious assault that was completely unprovoked, on a defenceless, vulnerable woman early in the morning.\u201d<\/p>\n
The pair will each have to pay a victim surcharge of \u00a3228 and are subject to a restraining order preventing them from contacting Ms Blackman for five years.<\/p>\n
They will be required to serve at least two-thirds of their sentences behind bars before being released on licence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A mother and son have been jailed for a combined 10 and a half years after a \u201cvicious\u201d…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1671,141,61,1088,309,1118,5,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-27128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uk","8":"tag-ashford","9":"tag-courts","10":"tag-crime","11":"tag-folkestone","12":"tag-kent","13":"tag-syndicate","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116504832491993839","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Folkestone mother and son, Charlie and Laura Haynes, have been jailed for grievous bodily harm. Picture: Facebook<\/p>\n