LEICESTER, UK — A father and daughter in England were found guilty on May 3 of killing a neighbor they attacked for slashing a children’s soccer ball. <br /> <br />Leicester resident Kelly Machin, 34, was upset with the noise made by her neighbor Natalie Bollen’s children, who regularly kicking soccer balls into her garden, Leicester Mercury reported. <br /> <br />On August 23 of 2016, she punctured one of the balls with a knife before throwing it back to the Bollen’s kids. <br /> <br />The gesture infuriated Bollen. Later that day, Bollen, 28, went with her father William Gary Jelly, 48, to confront Machin and threaten to “bang her out.” <br /> <br />When Machina opened her door, Bollen punched her in the face three times. Then her father pushed Machin backwards over a coffee table, fracturing five of her ribs. <br /> <br />Machin — whom the prosecution said was alcoholic and therefore “vulnerable” — was treated at a local hospital. But her health deteriorated and she bled to death shortly before she was due to receive an operation. <br /> <br />Machin was found dead on her sofa at home on Sept. 5 by a friend who tried contacting her after failing to hear from from her for days. She had 1.9 litres of blood accumulated around her heart. <br /> <br />On the day of the verdict, Bollen’s father was taken to hospital after fainting in the court-docket earlier in the day. Bollen said she has been suffering from depression, post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety. Both will be sentenced in June.
