THREE men involved in two days of trouble have all paid the price with their liberty at Burnley Crown Court.

Brothers Daniel and Greg Chadwick, who beat up a teenager, were later arrested after a rumpus with another man outside his home.

They were joined by Mark Toolan, who had also raided a friend's home and helped himself to valuable electrical equipment.

Daniel Chadwick attacked student Nicholas Whitehead, 19, with a roll of wallpaper on Tonnacliffe Road, Whitworth, last May.

Mr Whitehead was pulled to the ground, hit again and Greg Chadwick then kicked him once in the head, the court was told.

Mr Whitehead, whose friend was also set upon by Daniel Chadwick, suffered a broken collarbone.

Hours later, Daniel Chadwick and Toolan were in the street when victim Alfa Barr, who is from West Africa, and was said to be drunk, came out of his house and confronted them.

The pair made monkey noises and racist comments and the victim threw his wife's handbag out of the house.

Greg Chadwick picked it up and kept the contents until police arrived.

Daniel Chadwick, 19, of Dahlia Close, Rochdale, admitted grievous bodily harm and common assault and was jailed for 20 months.

Greg Chadwick, 21, of Nelson Street, Middleton, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm and theft and was given 15 months.

Toolan, 19, of Springfield Avenue, Bacup, was given 18 months. He pleaded guilty to burglary.

He and Daniel Chadwick admitted racially aggravated threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour.

Bob Elias, for Daniel Chadwick, told the court his client's behaviour was drunken, boorish and completely unacceptable.

At the time he had had no previous convictions. The defendant had learned a salutory lesson.

For Greg Chadwick, Sarah Booth said he accepted his role in the assault.

He had intended to return the contents of the handbag but did not want to go back to the house because of what had gone on before.

Joseph Hart, for Toolan, said he had served the equivalent of a 12-month sentence. He was committed and resolved to change his life.