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Asbo breach OAP to be sentenced Sentence for 'hell neighbour' OAP
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An 81-year-old woman is due to be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of harassment and breaching her Asbo. An 81-year-old woman is due to be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court after being found guilty of six charges of harassment and breaching her Asbo.
During her trial in February, Dorothy Evans, from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was accused of making her neighbours' lives "absolute hell".During her trial in February, Dorothy Evans, from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, was accused of making her neighbours' lives "absolute hell".
Evans has already been warned by a judge she faces a jail sentence. Judge Roderick Denyer QC has said, despite her age, he was "seriously contemplating a prison sentence".
She was convicted of one charge of harassment and six charges of breaching her Asbo. He said it was the only way of bringing home the seriousness of her behaviour.
Judge Roderick Denyer QC said at the end of her trial in February that, despite her age, he was "seriously contemplating a prison sentence".
The judge said it was the only way of bringing home to her that she could not go on "behaving like this".
Evans was not in court at her earlier hearing because of a hospital appointment.
A medical report on Evans' current physical condition has been prepared in the meantime.A medical report on Evans' current physical condition has been prepared in the meantime.
The defendant has been warned by the judge that, if she does not appear for sentence without a very good reason, he would issue a warrant for her arrest.The defendant has been warned by the judge that, if she does not appear for sentence without a very good reason, he would issue a warrant for her arrest.
I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again Angela Casa, neighbourI don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again Angela Casa, neighbour
Evans was convicted of the offences against her next-door neighbours in Park Crescent, Angela and Roberto Casa, between January and June 2006.Evans was convicted of the offences against her next-door neighbours in Park Crescent, Angela and Roberto Casa, between January and June 2006.
The jury had heard how Evans had told the Casas' 13-year-old daughter she was a witch and would cast a spell on her family and kill her pet dog.The jury had heard how Evans had told the Casas' 13-year-old daughter she was a witch and would cast a spell on her family and kill her pet dog.
Angela Casa described several neighbourly disputes, including over parking and flooding problems. Angela Casa described several neighbourly disputes, including rows over parking and flooding problems.
She claimed the pensioner called her a prostitute and also that she tried to run her off the road on several occasions and had hit her with a walking stick.She claimed the pensioner called her a prostitute and also that she tried to run her off the road on several occasions and had hit her with a walking stick.
Mrs Casa after the verdict: "I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again.Mrs Casa after the verdict: "I don't really care what the sentence is, I just hope she never speaks to me again.
"I just want to be able to get up in the morning and go out into my garden without having to worry about abuse. "I just want to be able to get up in the morning and go out into my garden without having to worry about abuse."