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Sentence for 'hell neighbour' OAP | |
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An 81-year-old woman is due to be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of six charges of harassment and breaching her Asbo. | |
During her trial in February, Dorothy Evans, from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was accused of making her neighbours' lives "absolute hell". | During her trial in February, Dorothy Evans, from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was accused of making her neighbours' lives "absolute hell". |
Judge Roderick Denyer QC has said, despite her age, he was "seriously contemplating a prison sentence". | |
He said it was the only way of bringing home the seriousness of her behaviour. | |
A medical report on Evans' current physical condition has been prepared in the meantime. | A medical report on Evans' current physical condition has been prepared in the meantime. |
The defendant has been warned by the judge that, if she does not appear for sentence without a very good reason, he would issue a warrant for her arrest. | The defendant has been warned by the judge that, if she does not appear for sentence without a very good reason, he would issue a warrant for her arrest. |
I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again Angela Casa, neighbour | I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again Angela Casa, neighbour |
Evans was convicted of the offences against her next-door neighbours in Park Crescent, Angela and Roberto Casa, between January and June 2006. | Evans was convicted of the offences against her next-door neighbours in Park Crescent, Angela and Roberto Casa, between January and June 2006. |
The jury had heard how Evans had told the Casas' 13-year-old daughter she was a witch and would cast a spell on her family and kill her pet dog. | The jury had heard how Evans had told the Casas' 13-year-old daughter she was a witch and would cast a spell on her family and kill her pet dog. |
Angela Casa described several neighbourly disputes, including rows over parking and flooding problems. | |
She claimed the pensioner called her a prostitute and also that she tried to run her off the road on several occasions and had hit her with a walking stick. | She claimed the pensioner called her a prostitute and also that she tried to run her off the road on several occasions and had hit her with a walking stick. |
Mrs Casa after the verdict: "I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again. | Mrs Casa after the verdict: "I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again. |
"I just want to be able to get up in the morning and go out into my garden without having to worry about abuse." |