A group armed with a hammer and baseball bat invaded a Castle St student flat and violently attacked the occupants, a court has heard. The court heard that on July 18 last year, Smith, Cruden, Wakefield and the 17-year-old were at a Castle St home consuming alcohol. Judge Emma Smith sentenced the defendants according to the different roles they played in the invasion. She sentenced Bartlett to 31 months’ imprisonment. Judge Smith sentenced him to 10 months’ home detention.