

#PERSONAL NIGHTMARE ELVIRA HOW TO#
"As a mother of ten and a grandmother of more than 20 children, I would expect you to understand the importance of people's mental health and how to respect people." Read More Related Articles "Despite the involvement of the police, this campaign of homophobic hatred continued. She said: "One of them had mental health issues and this aggravated them to the extent he dreaded going home. The judge said one of the men had on occasion not gone to work as he didn't want to leave his partner alone in the house. She said that Baptiste's behaviour went on for weeks and arose from her hostility towards their sexual orientation. Sentencing her to 16 weeks in prison, of which eight will be served in jail, district judge Matthews described Baptiste's campaign of harassment as "quite extreme". "She is at very low risk of re-offending." "This isn't someone who regularly appears before the courts and she has not had similar problems with other neighbours," she said. The court heard Baptiste - who has ten children and more than 20 grandchildren - has not been diagnosed with any mental health issues "She feels she was a victim in this situation." She said: "She tells me this was not a one-way street and she tells me that the complainants threw things into her garden, including a quantity of gravel. Ms Turland said Baptiste believes there were difficulties in communication with the first set of solicitors that represented her in the trial. Sarah Turland, defending Baptiste, told the court that the defendant does not accept culpability or guilt for the offence. The court heard how Baptiste shouted at the couple that they are not men and called them "pussies". She also made offensive posters, including one which said "wicked lives must burn in hell on judgement day" and another one which referred to a "mangina bitch" as well as a reference to anal sex. Ms May told the court how, by August, she had been arrested and her bail conditions included not to contact them and not to play that song, but that more incidents occurred including appearing to film the couple. Ms May said Baptiste, from Hayward Road, in Redfield, also told the couple they were disgusting, that they should be with a woman rather than a man and that no one wanted them to live there.īristol Magistrates' Court (Image: Michael Lloyd Photography) The court heard how problems started towards the end of May when Baptiste shouted at them to pick their dog mess "you stupid f***ing queer". Ms May said the two victims moved to the property in the Redfield area of Bristol in the early part of 2020 and that Baptiste was their next door neighbour. "I have experienced forms of hate before, but never to this extent - she comes from a place of aggression."Īnd added: "Her behaviour has caused us to move out, which shows how much it affects us." "We loved the flat but, within a week, we know we would have to move out because of her behaviour. "We are constantly living on edge because of this behaviour - we are not comfortable at home and we are both struggling.

"I am not sleeping very well and our relationship is suffering. "We can not use our garden as it feels like she is watching us. "She seems to be watching us all the time and has put posters up in her window. Speaking for the prosecution, Alison May read the statement from one of the victims, Dean Griffiths, and said: "She has made our lives misery.


The court heard how Baptiste displayed offensive posters, repeatedly played a song which has references to shooting gay men in the head and shouted homophobic abuse at the couple, which have since moved out of the property in Redfield. READ MORE: Carol Vorderman sells her stunning £2.6m mansion to live in a van The 64-year-old appeared at Bristol Magistrates' Court today (December 15) when she was jailed for 16 weeks after being found to have pursued a conduct which amounted to the harassment of Dean Griffiths and Andrew Knight between May 22 and August 21 last year.
#PERSONAL NIGHTMARE ELVIRA TRIAL#
A grandmother has been jailed for harassing a gay couple living next door to her for months.Įlvira Baptiste denied one charge of harassment without violence, but was found guilty after a trial last month.
