A 63-year-old Hampshire woman has avoided an immediate return to custody at Southampton Crown Court after being sentenced for a campaign of domestic violence against her husband, which culminated in her forcing her own faeces into his mouth.
Alison Moore, residing in Damerham in the New Forest, appeared in the dock for sentence after spending three weeks on remand at HMP Bronzefield following repeated domestic assaults.
The court heard that the most severe incident occurred on 20 August, taking place just three days after Moore had struck her husband across the back with a broom handle and punched him in the face while wearing a ring, leaving him with facial cuts and bruising.
Prosecutor Andrew Coley outlined that on the day of the assault, the couple had spent the afternoon drinking before an argument erupted regarding when to leave a pub. At a second licensed venue, Moore was refused service by staff, prompting her to turn on her husband, berating him for failing to defend her and calling him boring.
Upon returning to their home in Damerham, Moore tackled her husband onto their bed, telling him: “You talk shit – now eat it.” She then forced her own faeces into his mouth.
The victim managed to break free from Moore’s grip and ran directly to the bathroom. Before washing the excrement from his face and mouth, he used his mobile phone to photograph the injuries and degradation he had suffered, providing forensic visual evidence that was subsequently submitted to the court.
Following her arrest, Moore answered “no comment” to questions put to her by police detectives and later submitted a written statement described by the prosecution as little more than a bare denial of the offences.
The court was told that Moore possessed an established criminal record for violence. In April 2022, after becoming infatuated with a builder, Moore attended his private residence and assaulted his female partner on her doorstep, tearing out a clump of her hair. Her record also includes convictions for assault by beating, violent behaviour, and driving with excess alcohol.
Although the victim submitted a personal statement detailing the impact of the domestic abuse, he requested that it not be read aloud in open court and expressly asked the judge not to impose a restraining order against his wife.
Sentencing Moore, Judge Gary Lucie remarked:
“This was a gratuitous degradation of the victim. His attitude towards his wife is remarkably generous, but the impact of this abuse is entirely apparent.”
Acknowledging Moore’s personal bereavements alongside her failure to address the role of alcohol abuse in her violent conduct, Judge Lucie handed her a 12-month prison sentence, suspended for 18 months.
The victim attended the Crown Court hearing to support his wife, and the couple left the court building together following the conclusion of proceedings.
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