Richard Taliby, 22, was chased and then severely beaten by three drunk women who wrongly believed that he had wolf-whistled at them.
Taliby was with friends in Lincolnshire in the UK, when one of his group whistled at a woman who was dancing next to a window. This enraged Vanessa Delaney, 38, Claire Edwards, 25, and Sally Pawson, 24, who chased and viciously assaulted the man that they thought to be responsible.
According to prosecutor Teresa Rae:
He managed to get up and run a short distance before they caught up with him and continued by punching him to his head and face.
Edwards, a fish factory worker, got to Taliby first, and grabbed him in a headlock. The three women knocked him to the ground and proceeded to pummel him with punches and kicks. During the attack, the three women were heard to scream, “All men are stupid!”
Tailby’s injuries included a bruised ear and eye, a cut lip and grazing and swelling to his head.
According to Edwards the Taliby was attacked after a verbal assault in which he and his friends called the three women “lesbians.” Edwards admitted that she had been drinking vodka, which “made her horrible.” Delaney, who was seen drinking beer as she arrived for her court appearance, also admitted to being drunk at the time of the attack and being an alcoholic.
In sentencing, Grimsby magistrate Mike Corry stated:
This was a totally unnecessary attack. You were like a pack of animals chasing its prey. There was some abuse in the first place but the action you took was completely over the top.
The three women pleaded guilty and were handed three-month suspended terms and ordered to pay £95 in compensation and costs. Pawson and Edwards must also perform 150 hours of community service, while Delaney will have a three-month night time curfew and a one-year supervision order.
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