A couple’s special evening turned into horror when a drunk woman assaulted a man during his cancer remission celebration. The man and his wife were marking their 40th anniversary at the Captain’s Club Hotel in Dorset when 44-year-old Samantha Williamson suddenly sat on his lap and made lewd remarks.

The shocked husband pushed her away. His wife told Williamson to leave, but the situation escalated. Williamson threw drinks, scratched the man, and even spat in his face. “It was very traumatising for myself and my wife,” the victim said. The couple’s £1,200 trip was ruined.

In court, Williamson admitted sexual assault. Her lawyer said she felt “pure regret” and blamed alcohol and personal struggles. District Judge Paul Booty called the act “serious enough for a community penalty” but spared her jail. She received a six-month community order, a curfew, and was ordered to pay £1,000 compensation.

The victim, still shaken, said: “We went for a celebration and ended up with trauma.” This case raises a troubling question: should justice be stricter when victims face such humiliation?