A LATE-NIGHT, alcohol-fuelled invasion of a Wendouree home left a man bashed, bloodied and bruised and the house trashed, a court has heard.In trying to escape the violent attack, the victim jumped through a window and suffered a 30 centimetre gash to his right thigh which required 25 stitches.Brenton Harvey, 23, Trent Bunney, 20, Andrew Wilson, 21, Nathan Scott, 26, and Jackie Finley, 22, sat together in the dock of the County Court in Ballarat yesterday, while Judge Mark Dean considered their respective sentences.All five pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary, while Bunney and Wilson also pleaded guilty to unlawful assault and Harvey to recklessly causing injury.Crown prosecutor David Cordy told the court that between six and eight male and female youths attended a Wendouree home about 4am on October 3 last year.Travelling in two carloads, the group forced entry into the home where weapons were used to trash the house and carry out the attack.The court heard Harvey used a wooden baton found inside the house to assault the victim, hitting him three times in the arm before Bunney and Wilson joined in, punching and kicking him. They then used various objects to smash furniture, a television, personal effects and windows, causing a damage bill of about $6000.Mr Cordy said the victim suffered cuts to his head which required four stitches, cuts and bruising to his body, and grazes to his arm and back.Police arriving at the scene saw the group leave in a Holden sedan and gave chase when the vehicle wouldn’t pull over.The pursuit went through the streets of Ballarat before the Holden blew out a tyre in Daffodil Street, Wendouree.Mr Cordy described the offending as “alcohol fuelled pack mentality”.Tony Lavery, representing Harvey, of Colac, and Bunney, of Delacombe, told the court his clients both knew the people inside the Wendouree home, and were both extremely intoxicated on the night in question.He said the incident stemmed back to an amount of between $100 and $200 which Harvey had left at the house during a social outing the night before.Ron Hammill, representing Wilson, of Delacombe, said his client had made a “horrendously stupid decision” on the night, but said he didn’t use weapons or seek to assist anyone with weapons.The case was adjourned until this morning for a further plea hearing.