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| Three teenagers 'harassed' woman | |
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| Three teenagers have been accused of a campaign of harassment against a woman in Leicestershire. | |
| The trouble is alleged to have happened on the same street in Barwell where Fiona Pilkington was targeted by yobs, later killing herself and her daughter. | The trouble is alleged to have happened on the same street in Barwell where Fiona Pilkington was targeted by yobs, later killing herself and her daughter. |
| It is alleged 46-year-old Carol Sainsbury was harassed on Bardon Road between August and October 2009. | It is alleged 46-year-old Carol Sainsbury was harassed on Bardon Road between August and October 2009. |
| Billy-Joe Kenney, 19, of Elwell Avenue, Barwell, and two youths aged 16 and 17 denied the charges before magistrates. | Billy-Joe Kenney, 19, of Elwell Avenue, Barwell, and two youths aged 16 and 17 denied the charges before magistrates. |
| They were accused of swearing at the grandmother and playing loud music. | They were accused of swearing at the grandmother and playing loud music. |
| Ms Sainsbury said the two youths, who cannot be named for legal reasons, played "banging, thumping music" on an almost daily basis, sometimes until 2300 GMT and became abusive when asked to turn it down. | |
| 'Unable to sleep' | 'Unable to sleep' |
| She added: "They know they are annoying so they carry on. We only want a quiet life. | She added: "They know they are annoying so they carry on. We only want a quiet life. |
| "I don't sit and rest easy at night anymore, I am sitting on edge." | "I don't sit and rest easy at night anymore, I am sitting on edge." |
| John Hallissey, defending the two youngest defendants, suggested to Ms Sainsbury that her complaints coincided with press coverage of Ms Pilkington's inquest which may have "consciously or unconsciously" affected her interpretation of the boys' behaviour. | John Hallissey, defending the two youngest defendants, suggested to Ms Sainsbury that her complaints coincided with press coverage of Ms Pilkington's inquest which may have "consciously or unconsciously" affected her interpretation of the boys' behaviour. |
| Fiona Pilkington, 38, killed herself in October 2007, when she set fire to her car in a lay-by while she and her disabled daughter Francecca Hardwick, 18, sat inside. | Fiona Pilkington, 38, killed herself in October 2007, when she set fire to her car in a lay-by while she and her disabled daughter Francecca Hardwick, 18, sat inside. |
| An inquest into their deaths in September last year heard the family suffered more than 10 years of abuse from a gang of teenagers on Bardon Road. | An inquest into their deaths in September last year heard the family suffered more than 10 years of abuse from a gang of teenagers on Bardon Road. |
| Ms Sainsbury denied the case had influenced her claim, adding: "I didn't even know Fiona Pilkington. | Ms Sainsbury denied the case had influenced her claim, adding: "I didn't even know Fiona Pilkington. |
| "It is nothing to do with the Fiona Pilkington case, you should leave her alone now and let her rest." | "It is nothing to do with the Fiona Pilkington case, you should leave her alone now and let her rest." |
| Ms Sainsbury, who suffers from fibromyalgia, a condition similar to multiple sclerosis, said the alleged harassment had left her "exhausted" and unable to sleep properly. | Ms Sainsbury, who suffers from fibromyalgia, a condition similar to multiple sclerosis, said the alleged harassment had left her "exhausted" and unable to sleep properly. |
| The case at Hinckley Magistrates' Court is expected to last two days. | The case at Hinckley Magistrates' Court is expected to last two days. |