A 'cruel' woman beat two schoolgirls with a hammer and a candlestick after 'losing all sense of control'. Aneliese Buchanan physically and emotionally abused her victims, with a court told how she slapped them, punched them and attacked them with weapons, Wales Online reports.
The 39-year-old was said to have 'lost all sense of control and proportion' as she abused the girls. On one occasion, Buchanan, from Newport, used a candlestick to strike her victims - who cannot be identified - with force, causing a deep cut to one of their heads.
The court was told how there was 'blood everywhere' after the attack. READ NEXT: 'Immature and daft' 41-year-old bloke committed 'extremely dangerous act' at 3am while chatting to his girlfriend The girl was later taken to hospital where she received stitches.
It was also said the Buchanan had also punched and slapped the victims with her hands, causing what Judge Shoman Khan described as 'serious violence with the utmost cruelty'.
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