Barry Arnett, defending May-Cunningham, said: "My client suffers with various mental health problems and unfortunately she lives in a cul-de-sac with all the named witnesses in this case."
Does
she suffer with those mental health problem, or is it all those around her who now have to watch their children like hawks in case she decides to abduct one of them next?
After her initial hearing at the Isle of Wight Magistrates' Court, she was released on bail, but was arrested on March 12 for breaching a bail condition.
On March 13, a further court hearing heard how May-Cunningham had been told not to speak to any of the witnesses who lived on her street, but was arrested after she asked one of them for a lighter.
Incapable of following a court's direction, but heaven forbid she shouldn't have her freedom!
Last Tuesday, magistrates gave Cunningham a one-month custodial sentence for detaining a child, two counts of assaulting a police constable, and use of threatening words or behaviour.
She was also ordered to pay a surcharge of £122 and court costs of £100.
From her well-paying job, I suppose?
3 comments:
This is a tough one. Given only a one month custodial sentence makes me think that May-Cunningham is on the 'almost a danger' list but not quite. If she was moved it simply becomes someone else's problem. This is another situation where unless something major happens the authorities cannot do anything. Hopefully now she has a conviction, social services can instruct treatment for her mental health. Whether they will or not remains to be seen.
Good job she wasn't someone with some hard earned cash, if she had been the system would have gone into a feeding frenzy. Anyone who is decent and works for their money is regarded as a cash cow by the courts these days. Justice for all in UK today but pity help the poor average Joe is the name of the game.
"...on the 'almost a danger' list but not quite."
That's a big list. And know to become out of date almost instantly.
"Justice for all in UK today but pity help the poor average Joe is the name of the game."
It does increasingly feel that way, doesn't it?
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