A British mother
and daughter have been sentenced after being found
guilty of harassing a gay couple in the town of Kingston,
Kent County. Karen Reeves, 44, was sentenced to five
months in prison, and her 22-year-old daughter,
Christie Myles, was given a 24-month probation order,
according to BBC News.
According to the
report, the feud began when Michael Harris and Shires
Crichton sided with another neighbor in an ongoing dispute.
Mother and daughter called the couple names, and
Reeves attempted to hit them with her car.
"Although there
was no evidence of violence, the psychological effect
on the victims has been far-reaching," the chief magistrate
judge said during the sentencing on Thursday. "In your
case there are strong aggravating factors. Those
factors are that you made homophobic gestures and
remarks over an extended period, and you showed no
remorse."
Reeves and Myles
have also been issued restraining orders, barring them
from having contact with Harris and Crichton for five years.
The women's attorneys said they would appeal the
sentence. (The Advocate)
