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Valerie Dowding, 76, spent a decade mentally abusing her husband and retired academic, Dennis, a court heard. In one particularly cruel act Mrs Dowding tormented her 80-year-old husband - who claimed he was a victim of gaslighting - by deliberately destroying his beloved books. Dennis was hospitalised after he was struck over the head with his walking stick following a row over the family dog. In handing her a suspended prison sentence, Judge Robert Pawson compared spiteful Mrs Dowding s behaviour to that of a bully. Pictured is Valerie Dowding, 76, who tormented her elderly husband, retired Bournemouth law professor Dennis, for a decade ....