A young mum has been caught on camera in an ‘extremely unattractive’ video throwing rocks and tiles at her neighbour’s house. Aimee Murphy, 22, who claimed to be drunk, was the victim of an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction which was caught on her neighbour’s phone camera.
In a fit of rage, the 22-year-old bent down to pick up stones to throw after being told off for causing a disturbance in the street when her breasts fell out of her low-cut top. Victim Bethany Morse had asked Murphy to be quiet but ended up filming the argument and captured footage of Murphy having to hastily put her breasts back into her strappy top after it became dislodged as she threw stones.
During the attack, Murphy repeatedly threw broken tiles and other stones at the property until one of them shattered a window. Miss Morse was injured when a projectile struck her in the shin. Murphy, of Nethertonwho was drinking vodka with friends, was arrested but does not remember the incident.
She claimed her drink had been drugged. Sefton Murphy admitted the assault in court. She will be sentenced at a later date and faces up to 16 weeks in prison, in line with sentencing guidelines.
Angela Blackmore, prosecuting, said: “Miss Morse lives in a flat with her partner and she said there was an ongoing problem between the neighbours. On May 3, at 5am, they were in bed when they were woken by a disturbance outside. Miss Morse went to the window. Two women were shouting in one of the other flats. The women appeared to be drunk or under the influence of something,
“She did not understand what was being said. There was talk of someone smoking drugs. They were shouting at one of the residents to come down. Eventually, Ms Morse said she looked out the window after knocking on the communal door of the place, because of the time of day, and shouted at them to leave.
“The defendant approached the window. She did not understand what she was saying. A man approached and told her to stop recording. Ms. Morse was recording the incident on her mobile phone. He told her to stop recording because he was out on bail.
“The defendant picked up a large object and threw it at the living room window. At first it did no damage. She took the objects back. Although the man tried to push her away, she continued. The police were called at this point. The defendant walked away. She then picked up a roof tile and threw it at the bedroom window where the plaintiff was standing.
“She picked it up and threw it several times. The fourth time the glass cracked. She threw it six more times until the glass broke. Ms. Morse was standing by the window filming. The man tried to stop the defendant. She continued to push him away.
“Several objects flew through the window. One piece hit her on the shin, causing bruising. The incident lasted about 30 minutes and the police arrived. The defendant was interviewed by the police. She said she had been out with friends in South Road, WaterlooShe had drunk vodka. She had not taken any drugs.
“She doesn’t remember coming home. She was shown the footage, she was shocked. She had no memory of what happened. She said his behaviour was completely out of character. The accused has no previous convictions.
Ms Blackmore showed the court a short video clip of the incident taken on Ms Morse’s phone. The victim was standing at her first-floor window. Murphy, who was wearing a black halter top, was picking up objects from the floor and throwing them at the window.
As she bent over, her breasts fell out of her top and she had to put them back in place. Through the broken window, she could be heard telling Miss Morse to move away from the window. “Go on,” she said, as Miss Morse moved away from the window and backed into her apartment and an object flew through the window.
Murphy’s lawyer, Peter White, said the defendant had been drinking alcohol in the early hours of the morning and did not remember returning home. She believed someone may have slipped something into her drink, but she could not do more than that.
“She would not recognise the woman filmed. This is not her usual behaviour. She has two children, aged five and two, but the local authorities intervened because of domestic violence she suffered. The children live with their grandmother and she is doing her best to change her life and make things happen.”
Ms White said she had applied for a job as a carer for the elderly and was currently awaiting a DBS check. She did not yet know whether the assault would affect her job prospects.
“She is currently on universal credit,” Mr White said. “She made realistic admissions during police interview. I understand the images are extremely unattractive, but she quickly pleaded guilty. There has been no offence since and there has been no problem since. This will not happen again.”
Murphy was released on bail ahead of sentencing at Liverpool Crown Court on August 14.