Paula Attwood-Rees, a former police officer from Usk, has been sentenced to over six years in prison for a series of violent attacks on a Monmouthshire couple.
Her actions included attacking them inside and outside their home with multiple weapons, leaving the victims shaken but fortunately not gravely injured.
A Shocking Act Caught on Camera
Footage released by Gwent Police shows the terrifying moment when Attwood-Rees, dressed in a blue t-shirt, approached one of the victims while holding a shovel.
The video captures her raising the tool and striking the woman standing near a hedge.
A passerby who witnessed the event parked nearby and intervened, stopping the attack after Attwood-Rees struck the woman again.
The victim, visibly struggling to stand, had been hit twice before the bystander managed to take the shovel from Attwood-Rees.
Prior Incidents Inside the Home
Earlier that day, the couple, Jacqueline and Chris Teague, were assaulted inside their home.
Attwood-Rees had forcefully entered through the French windows, immediately attacking Mrs. Teague, 69, breaking her nose, and slashing her wrist with a knife.
When Mr. Teague, 70, tried to intervene, she hit him over the head with a poker and further injured him with a knife.
Throughout the assault, Attwood-Rees threatened to kill them.
Legal Consequences and Charges
Attwood-Rees pleaded guilty to multiple serious charges, including wounding with intent, assault occasioning actual bodily harm, aggravated burglary, and criminal damage.
She also faced charges related to possessing prohibited weapons, including a cattle prod and a knife.
During the arrest, she kicked a police officer, adding another charge of assaulting an emergency worker to her record.
A History of Violence and PTSD
This isn’t the first time Attwood-Rees has had violent run-ins with the law.
The court heard that her past convictions include assaults on police officers, dating back to 2008.
Her defense pointed to her struggles with PTSD, a condition stemming from her previous role as a response officer with South Wales Police.
However, Judge Jeremy Jenkins noted that this was the third time she had assaulted police officers, and her pattern of violence needed to be addressed.
Moving Forward After the Trauma
Detective Constable Abigail Short, who led the case, expressed relief that the victims were not seriously injured and praised the passerby for his brave intervention.
She added that the trauma of the attack would take time for the victims to recover from, but hoped they could now begin the process of healing.
Attwood-Rees’s sentence of six years and two months serves as a sobering reminder of the dangers posed by individuals wielding prohibited weapons with harmful intent.
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