Two women who blamed a day of heavy boozing for battering a pair of sisters over a petty family feud have been spared jail.

Ceri Chase, 29 and Chelsea Smith, 28, both mothers, were out with a third woman when they crossed paths with Anita Jones and Stacey Palin as they headed to a pub in Chester, Cheshire, on the evening of September 13.

Ms Jones was accompanied by her boyfriend, who had previously been in a relationship with a relative of Chase, which jurors were told led to ‘issues with the families’.

A court heard the defendants began yelling abuse at Ms Jones, calling her ‘a rat and a tramp’.

Ms Jones and her sister then crossed the road and told Chase to leave them alone.

The court heard Chase then followed them over the road and punched Ms Jones in the face before dragging her t

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