Two women came to blows in front of other parents and children at a primary school after one accused the other of sleeping with her ex, a court has heard.

Mother-of-four Natasha Sherlock, 29, and mother-of-three Samantha Rylance, 28, had a fight while collecting their children from Sommerville Primary School in Seacombe on the Wirral last July.

In front of a crowd of shocked bystanders, Sherlock accused her fellow parent of sleeping with her ex-boyfriend before shouting, 'Do not f**ing talk to my kids', as her daughter waved at her rival.

The pair then scuffled on the tarmac in a scrap which saw Rylance slap Sherlock who then punched Rylance in the face.

The fight was eventually broken up by Rylance's partner Callum Roberts and Sherlock's father, who had been helping collect the children.