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Twins waiting to be sentenced for attacking a man have been seen grinning from what appears to be a prison cell.

Marvin Lucas Jones, of Glan Road in Mochdre, and Jacko Lewis Jones, of Parciau Close in Old Colwyn, were seen smiling and making rude gestures in the photo posted on another man's Facebook page.

The photo posted online appears to show them inside a prison cell.

The 19-year-old twins are currently being held at Altcourse Prison in Liverpool to be sentenced for attacking a man in Mochdre, Colwyn Bay, on March 13.

The profile the pictures were posted on had been active since July 30 and had been posted on up to seven times.

People being held in prison are supposed to be banned from having mobile phones or using social media, but this is the second time the brothers have been involved in such an incident since they were put on remand after the March 13 attack on Connor Owen.

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An account that appeared to belong to Marvin Jones - which included messages saying “F*** the haters” and replies from friends on the outside telling him he’d be “out before he knew it” - was taken down by prison bosses after the Daily Post alerted them to it in April.

A member of the public saw the new account on Tuesday and said: “I think this shows a total disregard for the situation they’re in.

"The prison just doesn’t seem to be on top of this kind of thing, to say it’s happened now for a second time. It seems like they’re just getting away with it.”

The Ministry of Justice declined to comment and the post has since been removed.

The twins appeared at Caernarfon Crown Court on Monday via video link where they admitted the unlawful wounding of Mr Owen.

Judge Huw Rees said: "These are serious matters and you are likely to be sentenced to periods of detention in a young offenders institution.

“I am adjourning for the preparation of pre-sentence reports in order to know much more about you.”

They are due to appear at Mold Crown Court on September 6.