A FATHER who admitted to attacking another man with his son on a busy Tamworth street has told a court the melee has "destroyed our lives".

Karl Maxwell Dean, now aged 58, was visibly emotional as he gave evidence in Tamworth District Court about the daylight attack with his son Patrick Dylan Dean on Bridge Street outside the Family Hotel in Tamworth on February 14, 2023.

The pair, who both served time behind bars for the offending before being released on bail and admitting to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) in company, sat side by side in the dock for their sentencing hearing.

The court heard Patrick armed himself with a breaker bar, and Karl a steering wheel lock, when they got out of the car and confronted the male victim on Bridge Street before it turned violent withi

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