A 61-year-old woman has been convicted of carrying out a campaign of abuse against a young girl in her care.
Winchester Crown Court heard that Christine Morgan, of The Tyleshades, Romsey, assaulted the young girl up until the age of ten by striking her across the face and pinning her up against the wall.
On one occasion Morgan forced a bleached cloth into the girl’s mouth, by pulling her jaw down and squeezing the chemical inside.
Judge Gary Burrell called Morgan "odd" and said that her actions were of a "bullying" nature, causing the victim who is now an adult to suffer nightmares.
Morgan was convicted of ill-treating and assaulting a child but the judge did not jail her as "an act of mercy". He added "there are concerns of you coping in custody" due to her medical conditions and age.
Morgan was given a 12 month suspended sentence, fined £1500 and ordered to carry out two hundred hours of unpaid work.
The judge said Morgan would have faced prison if she had been “younger and fitter”.
WINOL WEEK 8
The penultimate week of WINOL proved to be a slight challenge with regards to visuals. As usual it is always hard to visually display the story making it more engaging for the reader. This week I did a PTC outside the court similarly to what you would see on BBC South Today. Unfortunately I hit a few brick walls when I tried to get hold of a mugshot of the defendant. Firstly she did not receive a custodial sentence meaning the police cannot issue an official mugshot, secondly the only image of the defendant is in the daily echo but they couldn't issue this photo for copyright reasons. Lastly the original owners of the photograph shown in the echo is Solent News who charge a fee for their photography. This week I focused on my scripting and delivery.
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