A son assaulted his 65-year-old mum twice by sitting on her back when she fell and throwing soapy water over her. Nottingham Crown Court heard the two incidents happened on July 17 and July 18 this year and were inflicted on Rita Riley, who suffers from very bad arthritis and angina.
Son Martin Riley, 33, had lived with his parents, Rita and Paul, in Ash Grove, Shirebrook. Mrs Riley was tidying some drawers in her bedroom when she accidentally fell on the floor.
Martin was in the bedroom and sat on her back for about a minute. Mrs Riley told him to "get off" and struggled to breathe, partly due to her angina. Her husband came to her aid and she escaped injury.
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Their son covered her in soapy water from a bowl the following day. Despite telling him to stop, he grabbed more water and threw the contents over her legs, and chucked a wet cloth in her face. The court heard she was shocked and upset.
Worrying the attack would escalate further, Mrs Riley called 999. There had been previous incidents where he had thrown her angina spray in the bin and cut her hair in the night when asleep.
After the offences, which left his mum shocked and upset, Riley left the address and slept rough. This meant he had failed to comply with the notification requirements of the sex offenders' register, as he was supposed to be at his parent's address, and should have told police of a change of address and his situation within three days.
He was put on the register after he committed an offence of causing or inciting a child under 16 years to engage in a sexual act. He received a suspended sentence of 18 months in prison, suspended for two years, and is on the register for 10 years.
Mitigating, David Watts spoke of a doctor's assessment of his client that referred to a learning disability, and his behaviour had been getting increasingly strange.
A previous incident involved him putting a branch in the washing machine and removing windows in the house. Riley now plans to move to a hostel in Derby, with Mr Watts adding: "It is clear he needs help and support".
Recorder Stuart Sprawson sentenced him to an 18-month community order, six months on a drug rehabilitation requirement and 60 days of a rehabilitation activity requirement for two common assaults.
His suspended sentence was increased to 19 months, and a restraining order is now in place for three years, preventing him from contacting his mum or visiting her address.
The judge gave him credit for his pleas of guilty but told Riley: "You should be absolutely ashamed of yourself for treating them (his parents) in that manner".
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