A WOMAN has told how her family were hounded out of Cwmcarn by a notorious mother of four.

Jan Evans said she was prepared to make her family homeless just to escape the intimidation of Deborah Eyre, who last week was found guilty of breaching an anti-social behaviour order four times.

Mrs Evans, husband Mark and their six-year-old son have now moved to a new house in the Rhymney Valley, and say they are much happier.

Last week, Eyre, aged 32, of Clytha Street, Risca, formerly of Newport Road, Cwmcarn, was found guilty of breaching her order at Cardiff crown court.

Prosecutor Sue Ferrier said Eyre contacted a 15-year-old girl and told her: "You are a slag, I'm going to kill you so start running."

She also threatened Mrs Evans on numerous occasions, the court was told.

Judge David Wynn-Morgan warned Eyre that she faced imprisonment when she is sentenced on February 4.

Mrs Evans now hopes she will be able to draw to a close a very unhappy time for her family.

She said: "The abuse and intimidation we suffered at her hands affected Ieuan very badly.

"He was absolutely terrified of that woman and would wet himself when he saw her in the street. To this day he is very quiet and within himself, and he misses his old school, Ysgol Gymraeg Cwm Gwyddon, Abercarn, so much, but we had to move because we couldn't go on the way we were living.

"When the ASBO was first placed on Eyre I thought it had all stopped, but she just carried on. In fact, her behaviour was worse after the ASBO than it was before. She would say to me in the street, 'Go and get the police, I don't care'.

She added: "The final straw came when she went to attack me and my husband had to get in front of me to stop her. I realised that we had to move.

"I went to my housing officer and begged him to move us. I said if he didn't, then I would go homeless - I was that desperate. I just didn't want to live anymore."