McDonald's manager knocked out and customers fled as family 'went beserk' over burger complaint

A McDonald's manager was knocked out after a family 'went beserk' during a brawl over a burger, a court has heard.

Fists, trays, stools and bags of food flew around the restaurant after the Jones family 'stormed' the takeaway. Some junior staff members had to escape through the drive-thru window.

A judge at Swansea Crown Court told Huw Jones, his adult sons Sam Jones and Kiayer Jones, and his son-in-law Thomas Hamilton that they had acted like "hooligans". He said the quartet should be "wholly ashamed" of their behaviour.

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Tom Scapens, prosecuting, said the incident happened on the evening of Saturday, November 4 last year at McDonald's in Baglan, South Wales, when the restaurant was busy with customers, including many children. He said the incident started when Thomas Hamilton and his sister-in-law attended at the restaurant with a complaint about a burger order which had been delivered.

The court heard Hamilton was angry and confrontational, and when his sister-in-law tried to calm him down he pushed her aside. Hamilton was asked to leave but he pushed a manager and threw punches and then a violent scuffle ensued with two managers grappling with the defendant and trying to eject him. Hamilton did eventually leave and his sister-in-law then phoned her father - Huw Jones - and said Hamilton was being "battered".

The court heard a short time later a shirtless Jones arrived at the restaurant in his van and "marched" inside. He then began shouting and swearing at the managers, threatening them, and demanding they go outside to fight him. This went on for several minutes before he returned to the car park where he joined