TWO sisters became embroiled in a pub brawl which saw a man “stabbed” in the face with a car windscreen wiper and another man punched, a court heard.

Ginny and Sarah Jones appeared before North East Wales Magistrates’ Court for sentencing after being found guilty of affray at the Black Lion pub in Rhos.

A scuffle ensued after the sisters were told to leave the pub and spilled over into the car park.

Brian Richards, who intervened, was said to have been “stabbed” by the wiper which Ginny Jones ripped off a parked car.

He received scratches to his face and neck and a bleeding nose, while another man who tried to quell the trouble, Raymond Humphries, was punched in the face.

The court heard Mr Humphries helped to eject the sisters from the pub but was felled by a punch.

Sarah Jones was said to have aimed a punch at another customer, Christine Jones, who tried to stop the trouble, but failed to land her blow.

When Mr Richards pushed Ginny Jones back onto the parked car she reacted violently hitting out with the wiper.

Ginny Jones, 25, and Sarah Jones, 28, both of North Avenue, Ruabon denied affray on February 9 this year, but were convicted after trial.

A third sister, Becky Jones, was cleared after a trial.

Probation officer Andrew Connah said Sarah Jones still denied the offence, but accepted she was “heavily under the influence of alcohol” at the time. Ginny Jones had drunk half a bottle of wine and a few lagers and on reflection realised she should have left the pub earlier that evening.

Christie Ankers-Phillips, defending, said Ginny Jones was being restrained on the bonnet of the car and accepted she pulled the wiper off. She was sorry for her actions, said the solicitor, who said of Sarah Jones: “She was very drunk at the time and can’t remember the incident.

“She suffers from Irlen Syndrome, a processing disorder which combined with the alcohol meant the events of that evening were much worse.”

Magistrates placed both sisters under a 12-month community order with Sarah Jones ordered to complete 150 hours of unpaid work, while Ginny Jones put on a six-month 8pm-6am curfew while also paying £201 compensation for the broken wiper and £200 compensation to Brian Richards.

Both women have to pay £800 costs each and a victim surcharge of £85.