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Woman Jailed After Sinking Estranged Husband's Yacht

7th October 2011
Woman Jailed After Sinking Estranged Husband's Yacht
In a horror story for yacht owners who spend too much on their boats, The Guardian reports that a "manipulative and angry" woman has been jailed in Britain for sinking her estrange husband's yacht.
Mandy Fleming became enraged when she discovered her husband had been fitting out his yacht in Brighton Marina when he said he had no money.
She drilled three holes in the hull of the £75,000 (€86,700) boat and turned on cooker gas taps which turned it into a "bomb".
Turning on a light or answering a mobile phone call would have been enough to blow up the yacht, the court at the Old Bailey heard.
An estimated £40,000 (€46,250) worth of damage was caused to the boat, while four people on nearby yachts had to be evacuated from the marina.
The 47-year-old Fleming was sentenced to 18 months for endangering life by causing criminal damage.
The Guardian has more on the story HERE.

In a horror story for yacht owners who spend too much on their boats, The Guardian reports that a "manipulative and angry" woman has been jailed in Britain for sinking her estrange husband's yacht.

Mandy Fleming became enraged when she discovered her husband had been fitting out his yacht in Brighton Marina when he said he had no money. 

She drilled three holes in the hull of the £75,000 (€86,700) boat and turned on cooker gas taps which turned it into a "bomb". 

Turning on a light or answering a mobile phone call would have been enough to blow up the yacht, the court at the Old Bailey heard.

An estimated £40,000 (€46,250) worth of damage was caused to the boat, while four people on nearby yachts had to be evacuated from the marina.

The 47-year-old Fleming was sentenced to 18 months for endangering life by causing criminal damage.

The Guardian has more on the story HERE.

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