"Boutara Cook, 50, who denied both offences, swore at Wong and hit her once on the forehead and twice on the chest with her crutch after being confronted about cutting down the plant last December."
"Scott said the couple had asked their neighbour 'in calm, polite terms' to stop what she was doing and told her they were not happy with it."
"Wong said, 'I would say that I was shaking. I couldn't believe she repeatedly continued to hit me even though I didn't say a single word to her.'"
Atidel Boutara Cook was found guilty of criminal damage and assault after she destroyed her neighbor's wisteria plant and attacked her with a crutch. The incident occurred when Pei Wong and her husband confronted Cook about the destruction of their garden. Cook reacted aggressively, swearing and hitting Wong multiple times with a crutch. Wong reported feeling shaken and unable to comprehend the violence, while her husband expressed concern for her safety during the altercation.
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