Pregnant thug hit teen in neck with screwdriver after teenager in Lilo and Stitch pyjamas attacked her with hammer

A woman knocked a 15-year-old girl unconscious after arming herself with a screwdriver and shoving it into her neck, causing blood to pour down her head, a court heard. Layla Rylands had earlier angrily threatened to burn down the teenage victim's home, spit in her mum's face, slash her tyres and set her dog on her, a prosecutor said.

Another girl wearing 'Lilo and Stitch pyjamas' armed herself with a claw hammer and a third girl grabbed a weapon from a tool kit as violent scenes broke out after a confrontation in a park earlier.

Hull Crown Court heard Rylands, 22, of Canberra Street, off Hessle Road, west Hull, admitted affray. She originally denied the offence but later changed her plea.

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Benjamin Donnell, prosecuting, said that Rylands got involved in a confrontation involving several young people, including a 15-year-old girl, on April 17 last year. There was "childish name-calling" in a park and a male said that he and others would smash up the girl's house, reports Hull Live.

Later that day, at 6.45pm, he and two other aggressive teenagers wearing balaclavas went to the girl's house. The male warned that they would get a gang over.

The girl's mother told them to leave but, as they were starting to go, Rylands turned up and was immediately abusive to the girl's mother and called her "fat" and "ugly". She threatened to burn the woman's home down, spit in her face, slash her tyres and set her dog on her.

Rylands said that, because she was pregnant, she could not actually do those things. The mother later found out that the troublemakers had gone there because of the earlier disagreement in the nearby park.

The next day, Rylands and two girls went