NOTTINGHAM WOMAN AND HER PARTNER JAILED FOR POURING BOILING WATER ON DISABLED LOVE RIVAL
A mother from Nottingham left a disabled love rival’s life ruined when she poured boiling water over her while the victim’s ex-husband closed the door and left his new partner to it.A trial heard how jealous Emily Banks’ defenceless victim, who cannot move her left side following a stroke, suffered burns to 15% of her body when the defendant poured up to two litres of boiling liquid on her as she lay helpless on the floor.
As she did so, having earlier knocked her to the ground, co-defendant Stephen Turner, whose Nottingham address the attack took place at, just shut the door despite the victim’s screams of pain.
The pair even refused to admit their guilt, making the woman relive her ordeal, giving evidence where it was put to her that she inflicted the horrific burns to her own body.
Judge Mark Watson said: “Both of you subjected (the victim) to what can only be described as a nasty ordeal culminating with you, Banks, pouring boiling water over her as she lay there defenceless.
The victim and Stephen Turner had been married and remained on good terms and continued to see each other.
“Emily Banks was in the beginning stages of a relationship with Mr Turner and on that day the victim and Turner had been drinking and ended up at his address.
You, Banks, went there and in the early hours there was an argument between you and the victim.
“You pushed her to the floor and while she was on the floor you kicked her and then poured the boiling water over her.
She had no mobility on her left side having suffered a strike.
She was powerless to defend herself.
“She described feeling like her body was on fire and begged you to let her go.
Throughout this you called her ‘a whore’ and told her Steve was yours.
Mr Turner saw you throw the water over her but he just waited outside the room having closed the door, leaving Emily Banks to attack her.”
