Alison Moore, 63, was handed a 12-month custodial sentence, suspended for 18 months, after smearing her own faeces into her husband's mouth during a violent assault at their home in Damerham, in the New Forest. The incident took place during a heated row on August 20, Southampton Crown Court heard.
Attack followed pub argument
Moore forced her husband onto their bed and told him he talked "so much s***" and was going to make him eat it, before rubbing her own excrement into his mouth. Prosecutor Andrew Coley informed the court that Mr Moore managed to wrestle free from her grasp before rushing to the bathroom to rinse out his mouth.
Prior to cleaning himself up, he photographed the evidence of what had occurred, which was subsequently presented in court. Officers were called to the property and arrested Moore, who refused to answer questions during her police interview. She later provided a written statement, which amounted to a "bare denial", Mr Coley said.
Previous assaults detailed
Her husband also described previous assaults, alleging Moore had struck him in the face while wearing a ring and hit him across the back with a broom handle. Photographs submitted as evidence revealed a cut above his eye, a further minor injury and redness across his back.
The court was told that, three days after the broom incident, the couple had spent an afternoon drinking in a pub before rowing over when to head home. On their way back, they stopped at a second pub, where Moore was refused entry by staff. She then accused her husband of failing to "stand up for her" and branded him "boring".
Judge describes attack as 'gratuitous degradation'
A prolonged period of "ongoing bad feeling" had existed between the couple before Moore launched what was described as a vile and "pre-meditated" attack upon her husband. Mr Moore submitted a victim impact statement for the hearing but requested it not be read aloud in court. He additionally maintained that he did not want a restraining order put in place.
Judge Gary Lucie described his statement as "magnanimous", given the offences perpetrated against him, adding that the toll of his wife's conduct was "plain". Addressing Moore directly, he said: "The use of faeces was a gratuitous degradation of the victim. You've plainly had a difficult time over the last few years with the death of your parents and other personal circumstances – none of that excuses this behaviour. I see day in, day out, people who abuse alcohol and it is the root of their offending. You don't seem to yet accept that is your case."
Defence lawyer Rose Burns informed the court that Moore "completely regrets" what she had done to her husband and had accepted "full blame". Nevertheless, she argued her actions arose from "a perception of an imbalance in the relationship". She stated: "She accepts no amount of poor behaviour by Mr Moore could justify her actions towards him." Ms Burns further revealed that a succession of recent family bereavements had pushed Moore into a "very deep depression", leaving her feeling "frustrated" with her life and causing her to direct those emotions towards her husband.
Prior convictions revealed
The court additionally heard details of Moore's prior convictions, which encompass driving with excess alcohol, assault by beating and using violence. Those offences were linked to her fixation with a builder in April 2022. Moore was characterised as being "besotted" with the tradesman and had appeared at his home, where she attacked his partner on the doorstep, wrenching out a clump of the woman's hair during the assault. She denied those charges also, yet was convicted and handed a 12-month restraining order.
Despite the harrowing experience, Moore departed the court alongside her husband, who had attended the hearing and remained throughout the proceedings. She is believed to be residing in an Airbnb in Dorset following three weeks on remand at HMP Bronzefield.
