A woman attacked a disabled pensioner in front of his bed-ridden wife after confessing her love for him, Swindon Magistrates’ Court heard.
Donna Mcgregor, 45, had been drinking beers and whisky with the elderly couple on 30 October last year, when she began getting ‘touchy-feely’.
Her 69-year-old male friend, who is paralysed down his left side following a stroke, was called into the bedroom by his wife during the unwanted touching.
But as he made his way to her, Mcgregor grabbed his limp arm and twisted it – causing him to scream out in pain.
She’d become aggressive towards the couple on their own home; outstaying her welcome, Mcgregor continued drinking more and more alcohol.
The defendant, of Somerville Road, Walcot, Swindon, had proceeded to the wife’s landline phone away from her, despite her begging for it back – because she was due to call her support worker.
Mcgregor returned to the living room, where she kicked her male friend’s shins and knees up to eight times “as hard as she could”, prosecutor Pauline Lambert said.
She walked back to the bedroom – adjacent to the living room – and noticed his wife was phoning 999 on her mobile phone. She shouted at her: “You don’t love [victim’s name], I love [victim’s name]”.
Shouting aggressively, Mcgregor went on to slap her victim in the face before wrapping her legs around him so he was unable to pull away from her. He shouted: “Please let me go”.
Police officers arrived at the scene at 10.30pm. The front door was open and all three of them were in the bedroom.
PC Riley recalled how she had to physically prise Mcgregor from her victim, who she was holding between her legs and by clutching his jumper.
“He was in great fear and distress”, Lambert told the court. Adding: “PC Riley helps him to a chair in the living room, where he is shaken and distressed.”
Defending, Mark Glendenning said his client fears her drink has been spiked and that was the reason she was acting the way she was.
He said she is addressing her alcohol issues and is currently unemployed.
Magistrates imposed a 12-month community order consisting of 120 hours of unpaid work and 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
They also imposed a two-year restraining order which prohibits Mcgregor from going to their couple’s address or contacting them directly or indirectly.
