A young mum spent eight hours in a cell after being arrested for attacking an intruder with a hammer when she claims they threatened her child.
Bethany Leese was taken into custody for using the weapon in "self defence" when a four-strong gang turned up at her home in Milton, Staffordshire.
The incident saw two properties cordoned off with police remaining at the scene for six hours, Stoke-on-Trent Live reports.
