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Jailed hotelier dubbed the female Basil Fawlty isn’t happy with her stay

Not a positive review as hotel owner Shirley Bothroyd moans from prison about the conditions she lives in

A JAILED hotel owner dubbed the female Basil Fawlty has moaned about prison life.

Former barrister Shirley Bothroyd is serving 22 weeks for attacking three staff and is on remand for alleged arson.

 Moans and groans, prison is far from the life hotelier Shirley Bothroyd is used to
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Moans and groans, prison is far from the life hotelier Shirley Bothroyd is used toCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

She wrote: “Prison is a scary place, particularly for a beginner with her legal background.

“I have been the victim of bullying and threats or worse.”

She complains about boredom and her cellmate snoring at Eastwood Park Prison near Bristol.

And she says she is writing poetry “at a level that will be understood by my fellow inmates”.

 Shirley outside of her hotel, her stay in prison has been anything but five star
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Shirley outside of her hotel, her stay in prison has been anything but five starCredit: SWNS:South West News Service

 

Bothroyd, 59, blamed her foul-mouthed rages at the Bay Hotel in Teignmouth, Devon, on her drinks being spiked.

She denies threatening to damage property and arson, and is due to stand trial on January 29.

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