Remembrances of a Religio-Maniac by D. Davidson

Mr Cavin said: 'So in relation to these years, up until he asked to be removed, he was pretty lucky?' She replied: 'he got what he wanted.' To which she replied 'he would make his own choices. Paul Cavin KC said: 'That is nonsense, isn't it? Your case is that Tom was perfectly well and cared for by you and George. When asked by the prosecution why, if her husband had been properly cared for, did a doctor describe him as 'pale', she said 'he didn't catch the sun'.

When asked how she felt when her husband was 'rescued' by social services, she said: 'I was shocked. She told the jury they became 'intimate' in 2016 but it only lasted for six months, and started up again briefly in 2019. We became very close, maybe we were closer than we should have been. The bathroom was immaculate after the mould had been sorted.' When asked about the state of the house, Mrs Somerset-How said: 'The house was always clean. Tom Somerset-How is disabled and has to use a wheelchair and had a live-in carer at his home She told the court her husband never raised any concerns about his care with her, and the allegations of neglect were 'rubbish'. She said if Webb had hit Mr Somerset-How, she would have dismissed him. When asked if she ever witnessed Webb assault Mr Somerset-How, she said 'no, never, there was never any incident'. Tom had exactly what he wanted, when he wanted. Under cross-examination by her barrister, Mrs Somerset-How said: 'I met George and saw how good he was with Tom. Giving evidence, Mrs Somerset-How today told jurors her husband 'didn't go without anything'. When asked about text messages between her and Webb about her underwear, she told the court: 'Just because I had a thong it doesn't mean I was having sex'. But she denied a long running relationship, saying the affair that began shortly after they first met fizzled out after six months before rekindling briefly three years later. Sarah Somerset-How said Webb was her 'rock' and they had grown 'closer than we should have'.

While they bought themselves lingerie and DJ equipment with cash he had been given by relatives, the 40-year-old, an 'intelligent' history graduate with cerebral palsy, was left as a 'prisoner in his own home', a jury has been told. George Webb (pictured) was Mr Somerset-How's carer and had an affair with his patient's wife

Remembrances of a Religio-Maniac by D. Davidson