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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Sam Rigney

'Scum of the earth': Mum and son sentenced for drunken unprovoked attacks at Cardiff restaurant

Tim Wilson and his wife Kerryn read emotional victim impact statements in Toronto Local Court on Thursday after being assaulted by Christopher Quinlivan and his mother, Margaret.

CHRISTOPHER Quinlivan and his 68-year-old mother Margaret left diners terrified when they launched into a series of drunken and unprovoked attacks at a popular Cardiff family restaurant, punching and kicking people, uttering vile threats and smashing a chair into an elderly man's face.

On Thursday, in Toronto Local Court, it was their turn to be scared as they listened to a magistrate outline the "extraordinary" acts of violence perpetrated on a number of restaurant-goers who were simply trying to enjoy a meal at Cardiff Seafood Italian Cuisine at 6pm on a Saturday night in March.

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