A MASS brawl involving 50 people erupted in a street after a christening party at the Burnley Miners' Club, a court heard.

The baby's grandad Darren Raw was left injured and covered in blood outside after he was attacked by the infant's dad, uncle and his other grandad.

Burnley magistrates heard he had been kicked and punched in the trouble, which had started as people were beginning to leave club, in Plumbe Street.

The child's father, Jonathan Royal, 18, who had been refusing to hand the child over to his mother Charlotte, also hit female victim Mary Smith in the doorway.

She was to tell the police the incident, which ended with about 50 people fighting in the street, was like a scene from a 'horror film' and she had been shaking and scared.

Michael Royal, 41, of Cleaver Street, his son, Paul Royal, 22, of Clifton Square and Jonathan Royal, of Brent Street, all Burnley, had all been convicted, after a trial, of assault by beating and using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour, on May 8.

Jonathan Royal, who was also found guilty of a second assault allegation, had got involved in another brawl while on bail and had admitted using threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour in relation to that.

He received a community order, with 18 months supervision and the Controlling Anger and Learning to Manage it (CALM) programme.

Michael Royal was given a three month, Saturday and Sunday curfew, between 7pm and 7am.

Paul Royal received a community order with 100 hours unpaid work. All three must pay £100 compensation each and Michael and Paul Royal, who are both employed, were told to pay £300 each in costs.

Jonathan Royal has to pay £100 costs.

Prosecutor Andrew Robinson, said when police arrived, they were confronted with around 50 people in the Oxford Road area, shouting and pushing one another.

Sentencing, bench chairman John Picton said Michael Royal, as the father of the two other defendants, must be embarrassed by his actions.