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    Woman refused to let partner use the toilet in 'degrading' campaign of control
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    Woman refused to let partner use the toilet in ‘degrading’ campaign of control

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    1. evenstevens280 on

      Inb4 “if it was a man doing it to a woman, the punishment would be far harsher

      Inb4 I get down voted into oblivion by people not understanding sarcasm

    2. A_Song_of_Two_Humans on

      The 41-year-old, who was studying to be a nurse, subjected her partner to controlling and coercive behaviour over several months.

      NHS dodged a fucking bullet there. Sounds like a total crackpot.

    4. Generic118 on

      “The victim reported Rigby to the police in March 2022.

      She initially denied the offences and blamed the victim, accusing him of being violent, coercive, controlling and manipulative.”

      And the only real punishment being 35 days of rehabilitation.

    5. ImperialSyndrome on

      This kind of thing is why we need better provision for male victims of domestic abuse. Whilst women do make up the majority of domestic abuse victims (but that’s narrowing), the vast, vast majority of support is available for women. It’s disparate and there’s a huge gap between the support needed and the support given.

      I’m not usually one for separating gendered needs but abusive behaviour from a woman to a man very often looks different from the abuse seen from a man to a woman (and that abusive behaviour is the stereotype and where clearer provision and support is there).

      And, despite the slew of incoming comments, her sentence is actually completely in line with the sentencing guidelines. This has been judged at the highest culpability, the highest category – which has a starting point of 30 months. None of the aggravating factors are applicable (that have been reported or indicated), none of the mitigating factors have been applied (even though, to be frank, some probably are applicable, like that she presumably has no similar previous convictions) and she’d had the standard reduction for a guilty plea applied.

      Men have been given very similar sentences:

      [https://www.westmercia.police.uk/news/west-mercia/news/2023/december/man-sentenced-for-coercive-behaviour-in-telford/](https://www.westmercia.police.uk/news/west-mercia/news/2023/december/man-sentenced-for-coercive-behaviour-in-telford/)

      [https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/23378811.man-sentenced-coercive-control-offences-ilkley-woman/](https://www.ilkleygazette.co.uk/news/23378811.man-sentenced-coercive-control-offences-ilkley-woman/)

      [https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/crime/semi-pro-footballer-damien-stevens-walks-free-from-court-after-being-convicted-of-controlling-and-coercive-behaviour-4221737](https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/crime/semi-pro-footballer-damien-stevens-walks-free-from-court-after-being-convicted-of-controlling-and-coercive-behaviour-4221737)

      [https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21264231.suspended-sentence-man-admitted-coercive-behaviour/](https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21264231.suspended-sentence-man-admitted-coercive-behaviour/)

    8. BertieBus on

      So suspended prison sentence? So she doesn’t spend a day in prison after what was prolonged campaign of abuse? She’s assaulted him, and she gets of free. He lost 2 years of his life to this asshat.

    9. scummy71 on

      I’m pretty sure if it was the man controlling to this extent and this shit government had actually created enough prison places the man would have been jailed

    10. _a_m_s_m on

      Had to do a double take but luckily this is in Northwich & NOT Norwich! Thank God!

    11. Pale-Imagination-456 on

      i suspect my sisters would do that, but fortunately they have an extra bathroom.