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| Noisy sex woman loses appeal bid | Noisy sex woman loses appeal bid |
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| A woman who was banned from making loud noises during sex has lost an appeal against her conviction. | A woman who was banned from making loud noises during sex has lost an appeal against her conviction. |
| Caroline and Steve Cartwright's love making was described as "murder" and "unnatural" at Newcastle Crown Court. | Caroline and Steve Cartwright's love making was described as "murder" and "unnatural" at Newcastle Crown Court. |
| Mrs Cartwright, 48, from Washington on Wearside, lost the appeal against a conviction for breaching a noise abatement notice. | |
| A judge and two magistrates heard Sunderland City Council recorded noise levels of up 47 decibels. | A judge and two magistrates heard Sunderland City Council recorded noise levels of up 47 decibels. |
| Mrs Cartwright appealed against the conviction using Article 8 of the Human Rights Act to argue she had a right to "respect for her private and family life". | |
| In April, she was also given a four-year Asbo banning her from making excessive noise anywhere in England. | |
| She is accused of breaching that order and will now stand trial for that offence. |