Stafford children's social worker jailed for machete attack
A children's social worker "tooled up" with a machete started a violent brawl that left two people injured, a judge heard.
Leroy Forde turned up at a house in Stafford with the machete and a golf club after being accused of an affair.
Householder Mr Darren Chevelleau opened the door to see Forde holding the machete and fearing he was about to be attacked, made a grab for it.
The fracas spilled from the house in Friars Street to a nearby car park. Mr Chevelleau suffered a cut to his fingers that needed stitches and his partner Mandy Ormrod sustained cuts to her left wrist and knee.
The defendant ran off when he heard police sirens and was arrested,covered in blood, at his home, said Miss Fiona Cortese, prosecuting.
Forde, aged 33, of Alliance Street, Stafford, admitted charges of unlawful wounding, possessing the machete and common assault on Ms Ormrod. He was jailed for a total of 397 days.
Mr Chris Clark, defending, said Forde had held a responsible job "working with vulnerable children for social services." He was suspended after the incident.
