January 6th 2024.
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Alison Baker, 52, was ecstatic to escape a prison sentence after waiting three years to find out her fate. On February 24, 2021, Baker had attacked Mary Mulhall while she was taking out the bins. CCTV footage of the incident showed Baker hurling a set of keys at Ms Mulhall before punching her in the face so hard that she fell backwards and split her head open on a wall.
Baker had initially tried to claim she was the real victim, but eventually pleaded guilty when confronted with the evidence. The court heard that Ms Mulhall had pleaded ‘Get away from me’ before Baker threw the keys and thumped her. When the police arrived, she was still bleeding from the attack. Baker admitted to the assault and had seven previous convictions, including one for assault in 2020 for which she was already serving a 12-month community order.
Rather than send her to prison for the ‘rather unpleasant’ attack, Judge Sarah-Jane Griffiths imposed another community order. This order was largely due to her having stayed out of trouble in the years since. The new order is for 18 months and includes a 30-day rehabilitation activity requirement, a 12-week curfew running between 9pm and 6am, and an order to pay £95 compensation to the victim.
When Baker left the court, she lit a cigarette and screamed, ‘freedom’. It was a moment of relief for her, as she could finally move on with her life and put this ordeal behind her.
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