A doctor has won a restraining order against her estranged husband after he attacked her in a row over her feeding sirloin steak to their pet dogs at their £2.8m mansion.
Mum-of-three Dr Sarah Shoretire, 44, had her sunglasses knocked off her head when wealthy accountant Alex Shoretire, 59, suddenly began scuffling with her in front of their nine-year-old daughter.
During the argument Dr Shortire said her husband flew into a rage after he returned to the large detached house their shared with three children in Knutsford, Cheshire, to find her giving the expensive red meat to their two Alsatians.
The sunglasses broke during the fight and Shoretire was reported to police. He subsequently moved into a hotel and the couple are now consulting lawyers about a divorce. In a statement Dr Shoretire said: "I have felt trapped in my own home."
At Stockport magistrates court, Shoretire who is due to move into a flat in Sale, near Altrincham admitted criminal damage and was banned from contacting his estranged wife for 12 months.
He claimed the argument blew up as she failed to stop the Alsatians causing "mayhem" in the garden.
Earlier prosecutor Miss Tina Cunnane said: "The complainant in this case, Sarah Shoretire is the defendant's wife.
They have some children together and on the day in question in June 2021, Sarah was at their home address with their nine-year-old daughter.
"The defendant returned to the home address and came and stood over her shouting about her giving the dogs some steak. The defendant has then knocked her sunglasses off the top of her head, which have then fallen to the ground and broken.
"In her statement, Sarah says she feels trapped in her own home and they have spoken about divorce. The police are saying there is a requirement for a restraining order, not to make contact directly or indirectly except for the purposes of child contact and on one occasion to collect belongings. I believe there has been a bit of history between them."
In mitigation defence lawyer Trevor Feehily said: "My client does disputes that it was an argument over what their dogs were being fed. It was actually to do with what the dogs were doing and where they were.
"When he came home, he was met with their two Alsatian dogs in the garden. This is a rented property and at previous houses they have moved into, the dogs have had a history of causing damage in the gardens.
"He has had problems in getting deposits back at previous addresses because of the dogs and he invested in an expensive retractable barrier to keep the dogs out of the garden area.
"When he has come home, his wife was on the patio oblivious that the dogs were in the garden and causing mayhem. He has approached his wife and unable to get any meaningful explanation as to why they were in the garden.
"He has then overreacted in the heat of the moment, frustration took over and he has taken hold of his wife's sunglasses and thrown them on the floor. he sunglasses were not of a designer nature, they were a supermarket brand.
"This offence was in the context of a domestic setting, but this is a relationship that is over in terms of marriage.
Divorce proceedings have commenced and there is no reality of this flaring up in the future.
"He will be residing with his two sons in the medium to long term future whilst his daughter is residing with the mother. There will be a parting of ways and no risk of this situation arising again in the future. It was low value damage.
"He is a professional man and a qualified accountant and is confident he can repay any financial penalty in full within seven days. His income is between £60-80,000 per year."
Shoretire was also fined £768 and ordered to pay £162 in costs.
Chairman of the bench Michael Dunstan said: "We have heard and listened carefully to what has been said by the prosecution and by your solicitor.
This offence is aggravated by the fact a nine-year-old child was present and for that it was a domestic setting. However, we believe this can be dealt with by way of a financial penalty."
