Woman who twisted husband's testicles in no-sex row walks free from court
A woman who sparked a bedroom bloodbath after twisting her husband's testicles over claims he would not have sex has walked free from court.
Sharon Irvine, 55, grabbed her partner David as he lay in bed at their home in Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
She accused him of performing a sex act on himself before seizing hold of his scrotum and pulling it.
Irvine called police in January this year and told them she had attacked her husband and there was 'a lot of blood'.
He was taken to hospital where he needed stitches for a laceration to his scrotum but he refused to cooperate with police officers.
The couple are still together and Mr Irvine was present as his wife of 14 years appeared for sentencing at Hamilton Sheriff Court after admitting assault to severe injury.
Sheriff Kevin McCallum KC put her under supervision for a year and ordered her to work with addiction support after hearing she had issues with alcohol.
Depute fiscal Sinead Corrigan said: "Around 5.30pm the accused contacted police to report that she had grabbed him with his testicles and that there was a lot of blood.
"The accused then afforded officers entry and said she had contacted police because she had hurt him and done wrong.
"They then attended at the bedroom area where she was cautioned and she stated that she had heard him pleasuring himself and that had angered her because he was not engaging in sexual activity with her and she then grabbed him and caused injury.
"He refused to provide a statement but did say she had jumped on him, grabbed him and pulled and twisted them.
"She was then cautioned and arrested on suspicion of assault and confirmed that she understood before she was conveyed to Motherwell police office."
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Andy Iles, defending, said: "She regrets what happened that night."
Sheriff McCallum said: "I'm not going to go into the detail of this case for obvious reasons and it has no doubt caused much embarrassment to you and your husband.
"But the fact is that your husband sustained a quite significant injury but thankfully made a recovery from it.
"I have to take a serious view of it and at first I thought of imposing unpaid work but I'm unable to do so and it would not be right for me to impose something worse on you."
Prosecutors did not seek a non-harassment order after Mr Irvine told them he did not want one put in place.
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