Terrified elderly woman recorded the 'horrendous' threats made by daughter-in-law

THE CATALOGUE OF ABUSE LEFT VICTIM 'SCREAMING IN TERROR'

- By MARK NAYLOR

A CALLOUS and bullying woman subjected her terrified elderly mother-in-law to a "horrendous" and long-running "catalogue of abuse" and “countless acts of aggression” for several years.

Vindictive and cruel Sandra Davis made “extreme threats” to the helpless pensioner - including that she would kill her - and left her “screaming in extreme terror” during nasty confrontations in the victim's home.

But she was finally caught after the victim's daughter gave the pensioner a recording machine to use secretly when the “disgusting and degrading” abuse was being hurled at her, Hull Crown Court heard.

Davis, 51, of Southwood Avenue, Cottingham, admitted putting the woman in fear of violence through harassment between January 1, 2016 and March 31, 2022 at Hessle.

She originally denied the matter but later pleaded guilty.

Ashley Lambert-Jefferson, prosecuting, said that the harassment of the mother-in-law, now aged 87, took place over a prolonged period of time when the elderly victim was aged between 78 and 84.

It was a “three-pronged attack” that included letters, telephone calls and visits to the mother-in-law’s home.

“This is a place where the victim should have felt safe and secure,” said Mr Lambert-Jefferson.

The mother-in-law was subjected to “countless acts of aggression” that caused her to fear violence.

The elderly woman confided in her daughter, who bought her a dictation recording machine that she could use to record what Davis was saying.