Uilleam 5,513 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 "A wife has been convicted of harassment after plaguing her husband with requests to come home from watching football and hounding her friends about his whereabouts." If ever there was an article on Gersnet to 'bookmark', it is this (although ah say so masel'). Wife convicted of harassment after calls to husband during football Joanne Healey rang the landline at his friends’ house 59 times in two hours new Peter Chappell Friday July 21 2023, 9.25am, The Times Law https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wife-phone-call-husband-watching-football-harassment-2jpb2stl9 A wife has been convicted of harassment after plaguing her husband with requests to come home from watching football and hounding her friends about his whereabouts. Joanne Healey, 59, repeatedly called her spouse of 37 years, Steve, on his mobile as he was watching Chelsea play Manchester United on television, a court was told. When the former aerospace worker, 60, eventually refused to take her calls, Healey rang his friends John and Debbie Ashworth, leading to an argument during which she called them “paedophiles”. He went home when the match finished but his wife was later interviewed by police over the calls to the Ashworths’ home in Merseyside. It emerged that she had been drinking heavily at the time of the incident. In the days leading up to the football match, she was said to have been abusive to Mrs Ashworth over text messages, social media and calls. Mrs Ashworth blocked her but she began to receive numerous unwanted phone calls to her landline. On one occasion Mrs Healey was said to have phoned the house phone 59 times in the space of two hours. At Wirral magistrates’ court Healey pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined £80. She must attend 20 days of rehabilitative activity with the probation service and pay £234 in costs and victim surcharge. A request for a restraining order made on behalf of Mrs Ashworth was rejected. Healey, from Rock Ferry, had no previous convictions. Her lawyer Rebecca Boswell said: “Although she likes a drink she is not dependent on alcohol. But she accepts that maybe when she has had a drink, maybe what she has bottled up comes out. “She has gone her whole life without coming before the court. I do not think this is where she envisaged herself being. She is currently undergoing further assessment in relation to arthritis, she is having X-rays on her hips and back and also blood tests. ”This is one occasion of telephone calls. This is someone who has come to court for the first time and is never to come back.” Sentencing, JP Mary Garvey told Healey: “It is unfortunate that you are in court today. The calls were persistent and prolonged but we are not going to place a restraining order on you because of the passage of time. It is over eight months and there have been no further incidents. “But it is a warning to you and a lesson to you and we hope that we do not see you before these courts again.” 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Uilleam said: "A wife has been convicted of harassment after plaguing her husband with requests to come home from watching football and hounding her friends about his whereabouts." If ever there was an article on Gersnet to 'bookmark', it is this (although ah say so masel'). Wife convicted of harassment after calls to husband during football Joanne Healey rang the landline at his friends’ house 59 times in two hours new Peter Chappell Friday July 21 2023, 9.25am, The Times Law https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wife-phone-call-husband-watching-football-harassment-2jpb2stl9 A wife has been convicted of harassment after plaguing her husband with requests to come home from watching football and hounding her friends about his whereabouts. Joanne Healey, 59, repeatedly called her spouse of 37 years, Steve, on his mobile as he was watching Chelsea play Manchester United on television, a court was told. When the former aerospace worker, 60, eventually refused to take her calls, Healey rang his friends John and Debbie Ashworth, leading to an argument during which she called them “paedophiles”. He went home when the match finished but his wife was later interviewed by police over the calls to the Ashworths’ home in Merseyside. It emerged that she had been drinking heavily at the time of the incident. In the days leading up to the football match, she was said to have been abusive to Mrs Ashworth over text messages, social media and calls. Mrs Ashworth blocked her but she began to receive numerous unwanted phone calls to her landline. On one occasion Mrs Healey was said to have phoned the house phone 59 times in the space of two hours. At Wirral magistrates’ court Healey pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to a 12-month community order and fined £80. She must attend 20 days of rehabilitative activity with the probation service and pay £234 in costs and victim surcharge. A request for a restraining order made on behalf of Mrs Ashworth was rejected. Healey, from Rock Ferry, had no previous convictions. Her lawyer Rebecca Boswell said: “Although she likes a drink she is not dependent on alcohol. But she accepts that maybe when she has had a drink, maybe what she has bottled up comes out. “She has gone her whole life without coming before the court. I do not think this is where she envisaged herself being. She is currently undergoing further assessment in relation to arthritis, she is having X-rays on her hips and back and also blood tests. ”This is one occasion of telephone calls. This is someone who has come to court for the first time and is never to come back.” Sentencing, JP Mary Garvey told Healey: “It is unfortunate that you are in court today. The calls were persistent and prolonged but we are not going to place a restraining order on you because of the passage of time. It is over eight months and there have been no further incidents. “But it is a warning to you and a lesson to you and we hope that we do not see you before these courts again.” Absurd leniency 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,513 Posted July 21, 2023 Author Share Posted July 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Bill said: Absurd leniency That's what you get wi' weemin on the bench. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malangsob 1,222 Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 7 hours ago, Uilleam said: But she accepts that maybe when she has had a drink, maybe what she has bottled up comes out. 7 hours ago, Uilleam said: leading to an argument during which she called them “paedophiles”. Hundred bucks says the hubby has had a wandering willy...probably a couple times. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,256 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 No we need our women who else is going to tell us what trousers or shirts to wear or to use the fork with ones left hand . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,289 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 3 hours ago, compo said: No we need our women who else is going to tell us what trousers or shirts to wear Not bleeding likely. Women choosing their husbands’ clothes explains why so many middle-aged and even elderly men are wandering the streets dressed like infants. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,832 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 minute ago, Scott7 said: Women choosing their husbands’ clothes explains why so many middle-aged and even elderly men are wandering the streets dressed like infants. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,256 Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 9 minutes ago, Scott7 said: Not bleeding likely. Women choosing their husbands’ clothes explains why so many middle-aged and even elderly men are wandering the streets dressed like infants. All colour coordinated from footwear to flat cap 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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