Shocking moment 59-year-old launches at woman with a shovel during spate of horror attacks on couple – as she’s today jailed

This is the shocking moment a former police officer hits her neighbor over the head with a shovel in a spate of horror attacks on a couple before she is jailed today.

Usk woman, Paula Attwood-Rees, attacked a Monmouthshire couple both inside and outside their home in May this year, using several dangerous weapons during the attacks.

In the footage, released by Gwent Police on

The charity worker then lifts the garden tools before smashing them over the woman, as a motorist drives past and parks after witnessing the disturbing attack.

Attwood-Rees can then be seen raising the kick again and throwing it over the queen as another passerby intervenes.

Footage shows the woman, 59, holding the garden tools with both hands before punching her victim again

Attwood-Rees also damaged two parked cars during her violent rampage

He takes the shovel from her hand as the victim falls to the ground on his hands and knees and struggles to get up.

Attwood-Rees hit the woman with a shovel outside the property after causing damage to two parked cars.

The clip captured the moment she was tackled to the ground and handcuffed by officers after carrying out the violent acts.

The attack happened after the defendant entered the couple’s home and punched the woman, Jacqueline Teague, 69, in the face, while also hitting the man, Chris, 70, in the head with a poker.

She had kicked her way through the French doors into the couple’s living room and punched Mrs Teague in the face, breaking her nose and cutting her wrist with one of two knives, the court heard.

Mr. Teague tried to stop her, but was hit by the iron poker and cut with a knife.

Attwood-Rees told them she would kill them both. The attack then continued outside the front of the couple’s home.

According to Gwent Police, Attwood-Rees pleaded guilty to wounding with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, aggravated burglary with intent, common assault on an emergency worker and two counts of causing criminal damage to property.

She also pleaded guilty to possessing a prohibited weapon – a cattle prod electric shock device, possessing an offensive weapon in a public place and possessing a knife/sharp pointed object in a public place.

The charity worker was sentenced to more than six years in prison after pleading guilty to wounding with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, aggravated burglary with intent, common assault on an emergency worker, and two charges of causing criminal damage to property, and possession of a prohibited weapon

The victim was left on the ground after a man intervened to stop Attwood-Rees from attacking her

The clip captured the moment Attwood-Rees was tackled to the ground and arrested by officers

Detective Constable Abigail Short, the officer in the case, said: ‘Everyone has the right to feel safe in their own home and on their property.

“It was truly terrifying for these two victims when the defendant barged into their home uninvited with the sole intention of attacking them and causing harm.

‘Thankfully neither was seriously injured, but the potential risk of harm that these dangerous and prohibited weapons could have caused is frightening.

‘I hope the victims can continue the process of moving on and rebuilding their lives after this traumatic attack, but I would also like to thank the man whose courageous actions prevented further escalation.’

When police arrived at the kicking incident, she kicked Officer Wayne Harrington as he tried to put handcuffs on her.

The court was told Attwood-Rees had previous convictions dating back to 2008 when she refused to provide a breath sample.

She was also convicted of assaulting two police officers and given a community order.

Judge Jeremy Jenkins noted that this was the third time she had been convicted of assaulting police officers.

The court heard she suffered from PTSD after serving as a response officer with South Wales Police.

Attwood-Rees was sentenced to six years and two months in prison when she appeared at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court on Tuesday, October 22.