Three family members and an accomplice who brutally attacked a man at a caravan site while armed with knives and a baseball bat have been jailed.

It happened in front of terrified families after an argument broke out during the daytime at the site in Warden Road, Eastchurch.

Ring leader Jason Taylor Jnr, from Borden, attended the front counter where he attacked a man in his 60's while holding a machete.

The 26-year-old was assisted by his dad Jason Taylor Snr, Oliver Taylor and Carl Allam during the violent incident which happened on Wednesday June 16, 2020.

During the disturbance, Allam, 31, brandished a large Katana bladed knife to scare off the victim’s family and members of the public.

Oliver Taylor used a baseball bat to inflict further head injuries on the victim.

The three Taylors then surrounded the victim where he was punched in the face, knocking him unconscious.

The group fled the scene leaving the man on the floor and continued to shout at other people in the park on their way out.

After the incident, the victim was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for his injuries and has since recovered.

Following an investigation all four men were arrested and later charged with one count each of violent disorder.

They each admitted the charges and were jailed at Maidstone Crown Court.

Jason Taylor Jnr, of Mountview, Borden, was jailed for two years and seven months while his father, 50, of the same address, was handed a two year and six-month sentence.

Carl Allam, of Coldharbour Lane, Kemsley, and Oliver Taylor, of Canterbury Road, Sittingbourne, were both sentenced to two years and five months in jail.

Detective Sergeant Shaun Vidgeon of Swale’s criminal investigation department said: "This was a frightening incident which happened in broad daylight in front of many terrified people including children.

"The victim was subjected to a prolonged and vicious assault, which resulted in a complex and time-consuming investigation in order identify those responsible, and I’m pleased that a jail term has been imposed on all of those involved."

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