Benicio del Toney Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 A 71-year-old man has been jailed after letting his mentally ill wife starve to death while he went to the pub and visited the bookmakers. William Pottinger, known as Bill, of Weirside Court, Newtown, in Berkshire pleaded guilty to manslaughter at a hearing last month. His wife Gillian, 61, died on a flea-ridden couch in June 2006 weighing just four-and-a-half stone (28.5kg). The judge at Reading Crown Court jailed Pottinger for 18 months. Judge Christopher Tyrer described it as a "horrific" case, and said: "You allowed your wife to starve to death. "She began to significantly deteriorate from about the year 2000. "She last went outside in about 2003, she totally lost the ability to look after herself and she lay on a sofa and wasted away. Her suffering must have lasted months. "Her death was in squalid and degrading circumstances and the pain and the stress that she suffered for the months before she actually died doesn't bear thinking about." The court heard Mrs Pottinger had been suffering from a condition known as Senile Squalor Syndrome, or Diogenes, a behavioural disorder characterised by extreme self-neglect. The judge said that at any stage during the final months, Pottinger could have called for help and his wife could have been treated and recovered from her illness. He said: "From the outside world you continued your life as if nothing was wrong. "You lived alongside her day by day . . .you must have realised she was utterly incapable of doing anything for herself." The judge added it was "quite extraordinary" that an incident such as this could have happened in 21st Century Britain. 'Nasty case' After the hearing the couple's grandson, who gave his name only as Bradley-Lee, described Mrs Pottinger as a "lovely gran". In a statement, he said: "She would give you the last pound in her pocket. Why take her away from us. "Rest in peace Nan, all our thoughts are with you." Speaking after the hearing, Det Insp Rebecca Mears of Thames Valley Police welcomed the sentence and said Mrs Pottinger had been a healthy weight before she was allowed to deteriorate. She said: "It is a particularly nasty case, without a doubt this lady suffered significantly. "The situation was horrendous and the death horrific. We are pleased that justice has been done." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaiKkoNen Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afroman Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 usual suspects Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShabbzE3 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 RIP THE WORLDEND SOON COME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Dan Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 He backed her dying after 3 days with his mates down the pub, bait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Esquilax Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 like my dad told me about this eagles concert he went to the other day. some old couple were there and the woman was off her face falling asleep on the chair in front. so he keeps shaking her telling her to wake up. then he goes and gets her ANOTHER beer, which she sips drowsily, so he gives her an ultimatum type ting "IF YOU DONT WAKE UP IM LEAVING YOU HERE". so she continued to drift in and out so he just got up and left. half hour or so later she wakes up, no idea where she is, and gets up and leaves. crazy niggasEDIT: when i say he, i mean the husband not my dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PROFIT2 Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 lol toney wrincin out the news sites for threads smh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBK Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Badman. his pimp hand is way strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Looks like Ashman.SMH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dipset Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 lmao at the thread title .. badminddeep guy though, he seriously did not business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Read that.How dred. He jus DID NOT care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trane Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grafter Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 so none of the rest of her familylike good old bradley lee went to see here since 2003or even a phone calllovely nan yh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icey Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Look at the grandson tryna redeem himself... IF HE cared he would have visited his gran and been able to see exactly what condition she was in loser Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serpent Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 bang bang reading gangjoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rippy Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 What the f*ck?So the grandson never knew she was in this state? Wouldn't he get a little suspicious as to why he hadn't seen her for 5 years...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sho Case Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 Badman. his pimp hand is way strong.L M F A O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badman Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 bwahahaha8/10 for thread title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Posted March 28, 2008 Report Share Posted March 28, 2008 LMAO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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