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A victim of a vicious glassing found himself surrounded by three women facing threats after his attacker was jailed, a court heard.
Jason Payne was withdrawing cash at machine close to Maidstone Crown Court when Lisa Wallace - wife of the thug who committed the offence - pushed him against a wall and made death threats.
Now the 40-year-old mother, of Sherringham House, Owletts Close, Shepway, could also end up in jail after admitting taking revenge.
The prosecution offered no further evidence against her daughter Sammy-Jo, 22, of Wrangledon Road, Maidstone, and niece Amy, 25, of Plains Avenue, Maidstone.
But a judge made a restraining order banning all three from contacting victim Jason Payne.
Neil Wallace, 47, was jailed for two-and-a-half years for unlawful wounding after a trial in October last year.
A jury heard the attack happened in April that year at disabled alcoholic Mr Payne's flat at Sherringham House as he and Wallace clashed while watching Chelsea play Benfica on TV and drinking cider.
Wallace took exception to a comment Mr Payne made about the London team and smashed a Manchester United glass on his head, causing a 6cm gash.
Wallace denied the charge, claiming he found the victim sitting on a chair with blood on his head.
Prosecutor Tom Dunn said there was so much animosity after the trial that Mr Payne had to move.
Then on February 10 this year he was withdrawing cash outside a newsagents on the corner of Barker Road when Lisa Wallace swore at him and called him a grass and a liar in getting her husband put in prison.
Mr Payne claimed she struck him across the face with the back of her hand and that as the three women left one threatened to kill him.
A woman working in the shop told police she saw three "big girls" shouting and swearing at "a little man" with a walking stick. Afterwards, she said, he was "shaking like a leaf".
"I know what this is about. I had a row with Jay. Next time I see him I am going to break his jaw..." - what Lisa Wallace told police
When arrested, Lisa Wallace said: "I know what this is about. I had a row with Jay. Next time I see him I am going to break his jaw."
Asked to give an indication of the sentence before a plea was entered, Judge Philip Statman said it would be a maximum of four months imprisonment.
Sentence was adjourned for reports until January 6. A curfew from 8pm to 8am was imposed.
The judge told her: "You know what I have in mind. I will not shut my mind to any arguments on your behalf. Because I have asked for a report, it doesn't mean I am going to follow any recommendation."
He warned all three that if they broke the restraining order they would be brought back to court and could be jailed for up to five years.
"Revenge does not figure in the way we as a community work," he said. "It has no place in civilised society. You have been warned."
