TWO Newport brothers aged ten and 12 who terrorised an estate in the city yesterday had anti-social behaviour orders imposed on them.

Calvin Hooper, the ten-year-old, and his brother Kyle, of Broadmead Park, Newport, became the subject of five-year Asbos yesterday by Caerphilly magistrates - Calvin Hooper is one of the youngest children in Britain to have the order imposed.

The court heard the catalogue of the brother's shocking behaviour included:

Being part of a group responsible for breaking the window of a passing bus with a brick.

Throwing bottles at community safety wardens.

Throwing eggs at residents and workmen.

Shooting at people with an air pistol.

The court heard that one woman challenged a group of youths causing a disturbance in a communal corridor. Kyle Hooper then swung a metal bar at her.

The woman ducked under the bar which hit and damaged a wooden bannister.

In all, 44 incidents involving the brothers were recorded by residents in a 14-month period leading up to January of this year.

The case, brought by the Newport Community Safety Partnership, went ahead in the absence of the brothers who failed to turn up at court for the second successive time.

As a result, defending solicitor Matthew Thomas withdrew from the case. Prosecuting solicitor James Cranfield said: "These boys simply do not know how to behave. Verbal abuse is given out on a regular basis and the threats of violence are daily as well. They make no distinction as to who they swear at.

"They swear at police and community safety wardens as they do the local residents."

He added: "It is clear from the evidence they are not alone. They are certainly with others."

Chairwoman of the magistrates, Cynthia Parks, said: "We are satisfied that an Asbo is necessary to protect the residents of the estate and public at large from further such anti-social behaviour from these boys.

"Other methods to curb their behaviour have been tried but have failed." One resident, who asked to remain anonymous, said: "These boys have terrorised the estate with their swearing, setting fire to things, smashing windows and violence.

"They are just a continual nuisance and they take great joy is causing misery for people who cannot stick up for themselves.

"We hope this Asbo will put an end to it but there is a big question mark whether it will."