A TEENAGE girl today reveals how a mother-of-four terrorised her and drove her to the brink of suicide.

The girl who cannot be identified, was threatened with death by Deborah Eyre who was yesterday found guilty at Cardiff crown court of breaching an anti-social behaviour order on four separate occasions.

Judge David Wynn-Morgan told the 32-year-old, of Risca, formerly of Newport Road, Cwmcarn, that she faced the prospect of prison when she is sentenced on February 4.

Prosecutor Sue Ferrier said the order made by Blackwood magistrates prohibited Eyre from approaching Janet Evans, formerly of Jamesville, Joanne Huish, of Risca, and Angela Howells, of Newport Road, Cwmcarn, and using abusive or obscene language.

The court heard she contacted the teenager and told her: "You are a slag, I'm going to kill you so start running."

After the trial, the teenager told the Argus she took an overdose last October after the threats pushed her over the edge. I was terrified because I thought she was going to give me one hell of a beating," said the girl.

"I'm relieved that she was found guilty but I'm worried that she doesn't learn her lesson.

"Since it happened I have hardly gone out - and I'm not the only one scared of her."

The teenager's father said: "We don't want to gloat about the guilty verdict but maybe this will teach her that you can't be a thug or a bully. People are scared of her."

Ms Ferrier said the order had little effect on controlling Eyre's behaviour and she was abusive to Jan Evans and her six-year-old son Ieuan.

Mrs Evans says she has since moved out of Cwmcarn with her family because of the intimidation they all received.

"We moved to get away from her because she made our lives hell," Mrs Evans said.

"Ieuan was so traumatised that he would wet himself whenever he saw her in the street. The mental scars remain to this day."

Eyre had denied the charges and claimed the case had been brought against her as "an act of revenge."

She was said to have 32 previous convictions for offences including actual bodily harm, deception, causing criminal damage, possessing an offensive weapon, handling stolen goods, burglary, making a false statement to obtain benefits, possessing drugs and using threatening words and behaviour.

Remanded on bail for reports, Judge Wynn-Morgan told her: "You know what's likely to happen. There is a distinct possibility you will be committed to custody."