Brothers who left a man 'badly beaten' in his own home have been jailed.

Lloyd and Ashley Hogg, both of Ffordd Newydd in St Asaph, appeared at Mold Crown Court on Thursday for sentencing.

Both admitted causing actual bodily harm less than a week before they were due to go to trial in January.

The court heard how complainant Phillip Morris had to spend ten days in hospital following the attack, which happened in June last year.

Michael Whitty, prosecuting, said the incident appeared to have been "revenge" on the part of 21-year-old Lloyd Hogg and 28-year-old Ashley Hogg, after Mr Morris made comments about their father on social media.

On the evening of June 12, he received a number of calls and messages asking him to remove the comments.

While alone in his St Asaph home, he heard a loud bang at the door and was then confronted by men who has entered the property.

He tried to get away but they took hold of him at the top of his stairs.

In the struggle he fell down the stairs and was "punched and kicked repeatedly."

The men, later identified as the Hoggs, left.

Mr Morris was taken to hospital, where he remained for 10 days.

At interview Ashley Hogg said Mr Morris had been intoxicated and had fallen down the stairs.

His brother said he and Mr Morris had "exchanged blows" but he couldn't remember any kicking.

In a victim personal statement, Mr Morris said the incident had resulted in him taking eight weeks off work and left him feeling anxious in his home.

Simon Killeen, defending Ashely Hogg, invited Judge David Hale to consider suspending any custodial term; reasoning the time they had already spent in custody and 'on tag' amounted to the equivalent of five months behind bars.

He said his client described the offence as "the biggest mistake I have made in my life."

Brian Treadwell, defending Lloyd Hogg, said his client had been "obedient" with regards to the court's orders prior to the sentencing and emphasised he was in employment.

Judge Hale told the brothers: "To force your way into someone's house to do him harm is a very serious thing to do.

"He's punched and kicked in the confined space.

"You're fortunate that the injuries aren't as serious as they might have been, but they are still unpleasant.

"He spent ten days in hospital because it was thought he had fractured a bone in his neck and he was put on a splint.

"It turned out they had not correctly looked at an x-ray but it was still an unpleasant thing to have to do. "He was, in any event, very badly beaten."

Judge Hale handed the brothers a 16 month custodial sentence each - with credit to be applied for the time already spent on remand.