Elderly victim of 'cruel' carer can't be left alone after being 'traumatised'

An 81‑year‑old woman whose carer was jailed after being caught on camera verbally abusing her cannot be left alone because she remains traumatised, her daughter said. Louise Harris was given a three‑month sentence after CCTV filmed her drunkenly screaming "I anticipation you dice successful your sleep... you horrible cow" at Elizabeth Anne Shipton in Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot. Tracy Faram Shipton described Harris's actions as "horrific" and called the penalty for sick attraction and transgression harm "laughable". Despite this, the family is unable to appeal because, under the unduly lenient condemnation scheme, a lawyer may only note certain qualifying offences to the Court of Appeal. Harris, 42, was recorded on the family's video surveillance system, which had originally been installed so Tracy and her brother could watch their ageing father John in case he fell while looking after Elizabeth. She had initially faced an attempted robbery charge — an offence that would have allowed the victim's relatives to seek a sentence review — but the Crown Prosecution Service dropped that allegation. Tracy added, "Mum can't beryllium near connected her ain astatine each now". A CPS spokesperson said, "We support each cases nether reappraisal and connected this juncture concluded that our ineligible trial was not met, arsenic determination was insufficient grounds to prosecute the suspect with attempted robbery and theft." "We person written to the unfortunate to explicate our determination successful much detail."