THE fathers of two of the teenage girls who died in the horrific Garnlydan crash yesterday admitted assaulting the mother and step-father of the driver of the car in which their daughters died.

They also admitted threatening to kill driver Craig Ramshaw and his step-father Neil Harvey.

Richard Caswell, 41, of Honeyfield Road, Rassau, Ebbw Vale, and Steven Roberts, 50, of Emlyn Avenue, Ebbw Vale, will now be sentenced next month.

Caerphilly Magistrates Court yesterday heard how Caswell and Roberts had a “chance meeting” with Mr Ramshaw, his mother Alison Ramshaw, stepfather Mr Harvey and girlfriend Abigail Foot at the Brewers Fayre pub in Ebbw Vale on October 23 last year.

The court heard how Mr Ramshaw had been the driver of a vehicle in which Caswell’s 15-year-old daughter Danielle and Roberts’ 15-year-old daughter Katie had died alongside friends Louise Jones and Kayleigh Parry in November 2006.

Prosecutor Christian Rose said Mr Ramshaw had gone for a family meal to the pub at 8pm, meeting Caswell and Roberts. Mr Rose said words were exchanged and that feelings were running high.

Clashes then took place in the pub’s car park, Mr Rose said.

Mr Caswell pleaded guilty to assaulting Mrs Ramshaw, assaulting Mr Harvey and to making a threat to kill Mr Ramshaw.

The court heard that Caswell told Mr Ramshaw “I’m going to kill you”. Mr Rose said Caswell assaulted both Mrs Ramshaw and Mr Harvey, pushing them in the chest. Mrs Ramswhaw fell, causing a small lump to the back of her head.

Roberts pleaded guilty to making a threat to kill Mr Harvey and to assaulting him.

Mr Rose said Roberts had pushed Mr Harvey the chest and that at the same time said “I am going to stab you in the stomach and then do the same to Craig. Then I will dance on your grave.”

Mr Rose said Mr Harvey had chest and arm bruises.

Both men had also each been charged with a count of affray and another count of making a threat to kill, all of which were yesterday dismissed by the court.

Chairman of the bench Barrie Owen said: “We understand your grief and we sympathise with the death of your daughters but we can’t condone your actions.”

The fathers face a community order, Mr Owen said and he adjourned the case for sentencing on March 2. Caswell and Roberts were released on unconditional bail.

Incident was close to anniversary if deaths

Frank Whittall, for Roberts, said he was a man of clean character and handed in two references one of which had been signed by almost 50 members of Roberts’ local community who described him as an “honest, respectable and trustworthy person”.

Mr Whittall said the incident happened near the anniversary of the girls’ deaths, that the men had spent the day in Cardiff and were waiting for a taxi in Ebbw Vale when they called into the pub.

Llyr Williams, defending Caswell, said he was also a man of clean character and a reference from his former manager said he was honest, hardworking and never lost his temper.

Mr Williams said the crash four years previously had been the catalyst for this and that Caswell was keen to move forwards and get on with his life.