Son who sat on his own mum and threw water over her told 'you should be ashamed'

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.