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Sharon Hamilton to pay £32k over false pig sex claim | Sharon Hamilton to pay £32k over false pig sex claim |
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A woman who falsely claimed she saw her neighbour having sex with a pig has been ordered to pay £32,000. | A woman who falsely claimed she saw her neighbour having sex with a pig has been ordered to pay £32,000. |
Sharon Hamilton claimed Anton Barkhuysen enticed the animal with doughnuts and ran away in shame when he was spotted. | Sharon Hamilton claimed Anton Barkhuysen enticed the animal with doughnuts and ran away in shame when he was spotted. |
The neighbours were involved in an eight-year dispute over land in the hamlet of Tregolls, Cornwall. | The neighbours were involved in an eight-year dispute over land in the hamlet of Tregolls, Cornwall. |
The 72-year-old has been awarded High Court damages of £32,080 for slander, false imprisonment and harassment. | The 72-year-old has been awarded High Court damages of £32,080 for slander, false imprisonment and harassment. |
More on the pig sex claim, and other news | More on the pig sex claim, and other news |
The legal costs are estimated to be around £200,000 but the judge has not yet decided who should pay them. | The legal costs are estimated to be around £200,000 but the judge has not yet decided who should pay them. |
'Bullying' | 'Bullying' |
The court heard the pair fell out because she had fenced off part of Tregolls Common, where she kept pigs. | The court heard the pair fell out because she had fenced off part of Tregolls Common, where she kept pigs. |
The actress and mother-of-two argued the fence had been in place long before she had moved there. | |
On New Year's Day 2013, the 54-year-old claimed she had stumbled upon Mr Barkhuysen having sex with one of her pigs. | On New Year's Day 2013, the 54-year-old claimed she had stumbled upon Mr Barkhuysen having sex with one of her pigs. |
Following the allegations, he was arrested by police, questioned about his sex life, subjected to intimate sampling and kept on bail for several weeks. | Following the allegations, he was arrested by police, questioned about his sex life, subjected to intimate sampling and kept on bail for several weeks. |
In his ruling, Mr Justice Warby said the allegation was a lie and she had compounded her neighbour's distress by hinting at it to another neighbour. | In his ruling, Mr Justice Warby said the allegation was a lie and she had compounded her neighbour's distress by hinting at it to another neighbour. |
The judge accepted that some of Mr Barkhuysen's behaviour during the row had been "bullying". | The judge accepted that some of Mr Barkhuysen's behaviour during the row had been "bullying". |
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