A father and daughter have today been jailed for the manslaughter of a vulnerable woman who they attacked after she burst a football which landed in her garden. 
 
 William Gary Jelly (47) and Natalie Bollen (29) were convicted unanimously by a jury at Leicester Crown Court, in May, of causing the death of Kelly Machin. 
 
 Miss Machin, 34, died from internal bleeding days after being assaulted at her home in Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, on August 23 last year. 
 
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 Jelly, formerly of Impey Close, Broughton Astley, was jailed for seven years. 
 
 Bollen, a mother of four, of Waldwick Close, was also jailed for seven years. 
 
 Bollen shouted and stormed out of the dock during the sentencing. 
 
 Judge Nicholas QC said: "You went to Kelly Machin's home when both were in an irate and volatile state of mind." 
 
 He said both showed little remorse. 
 
 "Whether her death was painful we cannot know, but it was certainly lonely." 
 
 The incident flared amidst a background of dispute between Miss Machin, an alcoholic, and Miss Bollen - who sought revenge when the victim returned her children's football over the garden fence in a burst condition. 
 
 In a rage Bollen and her dad confronted Miss Machin, bursting into her home with Bollen behaving violently and Jelly pushing her over a coffee table - which caused rib fractures that led to fatal internal bleeding several days later. 
 
 
 
 
 
 Bollen's barrister, John Cammegh, mitigating, said: "It was an impetuous moment of madness on the part of Miss Bollen. 
 
 "She lost her temper. 
 
 "Things had been boiling for a long time - she simply snapped. 
 
 "Sadly the consequences were far beyond anything she could have imagined and is something she will be eternally ashamed of and will regret forever. 
 
 "She's terribly, terribly sorry to the family of the deceased for what happened." 
 
 
 
 
 
 He said Bollen was previously the victim of domestic abuse, having suffered a fractured skull and other injuries during an earlier relationship, and was herself vulnerable. 
 
 William Mousley QC, for Jelly, said: "It's a very unusual case - as a result of a single angry push - and he's responsible for the wholly unforeseen death of Kelly Machin. 
 
 "He initially went there to do the right thing by his vulnerable daughter and then did the wrong thing and lost his control in the way he did." 
 
 Jelly, a grandfather, who ran a satellite equipment installation business, wanted to express "understanding for the loss and pain" suffered by the victim's family, said his barrister. ||||| Image copyright Leicestershire police Image caption Natalie Bollen and William Jelly had not shown "any remorse", according to the judge 
 
 A father and daughter who launched a fatal attack on a neighbour who punctured a child's football have each been jailed for seven years. 
 
 Natalie Bollen and William Jelly assaulted Kelly Machin, 34, on the day she deflated the ball using a knife. 
 
 Ms Machin, who had been fed up with balls landing in her back garden in Leicester, died two weeks after the attack, which happened on 23 August. 
 
 Bollen, 28, and Jelly, 48, were convicted of manslaughter last month. 
 
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 Sentencing them at Leicester Crown Court, Judge Nicholas Dean QC said that neither had shown "any remorse" for having caused Ms Machin's death. 
 
 'Almost triumphant' 
 
 "After these events you, Natalie Bollen, sought to protect your father knowing he had been responsible for pushing over Kelly Machin - you denied he had been present," said the judge. 
 
 "You also seemed to have been pleased with what you and your father had done, boasting in messages that you had assaulted Kelly Machin. 
 
 "After Kelly Machin's death you, Natalie Bollen, responded to a text message in an almost triumphant way; 'Yep, dead and gone'." 
 
 Image copyright Leicestershire Police Image caption Kelly Machin died about two weeks after the attack 
 
 The court heard that Ms Machin had been concerned about the excessive noise made by Bollen's children, and bothered by them regularly kicking balls into her garden. 
 
 On 23 August, she punctured a ball with a knife, which led to a confrontation in which she was punched by Bollen and pushed or punched to the ground by Jelly. 
 
 The court heard how they barged their way into Ms Machin's house uninvited. 
 
 Her injuries were assessed by paramedics, but she was not admitted to hospital. 
 
 She continued experiencing severe pain and was eventually taken to hospital on 28 August, but her injuries were regarded as not requiring emergency treatment. 
 
 But Ms Machin, who lived two doors down from Bollen in Waldwick Close, was found dead at her home on 5 September, having died "alone and in pain" either on 3 or 4 September. 
 
 The court heard that rib injuries had caused 1.9 litres of blood to gradually accumulate around her heart, which stopped working. 
 
 Judge Dean described it as an "unusual case" and said that Ms Machin was a "vulnerable individual". 
 
 He said the impact of her death had been "profound" and would be enduring for her family. 
 
 Det Ch Insp Martin Smalley said: "A seemingly minor incident resulted in a person losing their life. 
 
 "The defendants' actions on that day were excessive and they attacked Kelly without regard for the consequences." 
 
 How did Kelly die? 
 
 On 23 August 2016, Natalie Bollen pounded on Kelly Machin's door along, with several other people, shouting: "You might not come out now Kelly, but I'm gonna kill ya." 
 
 About 20 minutes later, Bollen barged into the house along with her father William Jelly 
 
 They punched and hit Kelly in her living room - causing her to fall and hit the coffee table which resulted in her breaking five ribs 
 
 She called 999 after the attack and complained of pain in her back 
 
 She was seen by paramedics but did not go to hospital 
 
 She called for an ambulance several times in the next few days and eventually went to hospital on 29 August where she had a CT scan 
 
 Doctors were not able to discuss the results with her as she had already left the hospital 
 
 They wanted to perform a small operation to stop internal bleeding but Kelly seemed worried about that option ||||| A judge told a father and daughter they showed "no remorse" for causing the death of a vulnerable woman in her home. 
 
 The fatal attack happened because of a row between neighbours about a child's football being returned over a garden fence, in a burst condition. 
 
 The victim, Kelly Machin (34), of Waldwick Close, Leicester Forest East, was found dead on the sofa of her home, several days after the assault. 
 
 The culprits, Natalie Bollen (29) and her dad, William Jelly (47), were each jailed for seven years. 
 
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 Sentencing at Leicester Crown Court, Judge Nicholas Dean QC said: "On May 4 this year, after a short trial, you were both convicted of the manslaughter – the unlawful killing – of Kelly Machin. 
 
 "You aren't to be punished for the fact you had a trial, but a trial might have been an opportunity to demonstrate some remorse, even whilst maintaining your innocence. 
 
 "You, Natalie Bollen, demonstrated little but your capacity for self-pity during the trial, whilst you, William Jelly, sought to transfer the blame to your daughter, to Kelly Machin and to her friend, Winston Hinds. 
 
 "You were both at pains to say you hadn't acted together, claims that were quite ludicrous in the light of the evidence the jury heard. 
 
 "Neither of you showed any remorse for you, together, having caused Kelly Machin's death. 
 
 "This is an unusual case" 
 
 "Kelly Machin was an alcoholic and it seems clear that she could be erratic in her behaviour. 
 
 "She wasn't quite a next-door neighbour to Natalie Bollen, but their gardens adjoined one another and that in itself brought them into contact and, sometimes, conflict." 
 
 He said there were previous clashes between the two women, with complaints to the police from both sides. 
 
 The judge added: "The police recognised Kelly Machin to be a vulnerable individual you, Natalie Bollen, did not." 
 
 He said Bollen's behaviour towards the victim was "histrionic." 
 
 He said: "Shallow volatile emotions and attention-seeking behaviour, seem to me, to characterise her behaviour towards Kelly Machin." 
 
 On August 23 last year, Bollen was having a BBQ in her back garden with family and friends when one of Bollen's children accidentally sent a football into Miss Machin's garden – which she punctured with a knife before throwing it back. 
 
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 The judge said: "Miss Machin may well have been exasperated by balls coming into her garden, but this is the sort of mundane irritation that adults should be able to deal with without drama. 
 
 "Perhaps because of the antagonism between her and Natalie Bollen, perhaps because of drink, perhaps because of a combination of the two, Kelly Machin acted as she did. 
 
 "She shouldn't have done. 
 
 "This was the trigger for what was to play out later that day." 
 
 "You reacted hysterically" 
 
 He added: "In keeping with her character, Natalie Bollen reacted hysterically to Kelly Machin's behaviour. 
 
 "She and others at the BBQ marched round to Kelly Machin's door intending to confront her…she (Bollen) couldn't contain her anger. 
 
 "This mob, led by Natalie Bollen, were abusive and threatening and it's clear Kelly Machin was afraid." 
 
 Miss Machin did not answer the door and called the police before the group dispersed. 
 
 She phoned her good friend, Winston Hinds, who came to see her at about 6.45pm. 
 
 Bollen saw Mr Hinds arriving and told him she was going to "bang out" Miss Machin. 
 
 Judge Dean said: "As William Jelly arrived at Waldwick Close, Natalie Bollen was just about to make her way, once more, to Kelly Machin's home." 
 
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 The father and daughter went together and although little may have been said, the judge said there was a "mutual understanding" that both were going to try at least to aggressively confront Kelly. 
 
 He said: "Both of you were in an irate and volatile state of mind." 
 
 The judge said he took into account that although Miss Machin was vulnerable, she had behaved "provocatively" that day by bursting the child's ball. 
 
 He told the defendants: "When you banged on the door 10 or so times, Winston Hinds opened it but you weren't interested in speaking to him – you wanted to get to Kelly Machin. 
 
 "That you did by pushing, barging and punching your way in so that you were face-to-face with Kelly Machin. 
 
 "You, Natalie Bollen, punched Kelly three times before you, William Jelly, violently pushed her causing her to fall backwards so that she fell heavily on to the edge of a low and solid coffee table. 
 
 "It was this fall that caused the injuries to Kelly that were sadly to prove fatal. 
 
 "The menace of the situation you both created is evident from the recording of the 999 call initiated at 18:53." 
 
 Jelly: "Stay away, cos I'm telling you, if you've never crossed me, I'm the worst person that you f****** cross and I don't care who you've got here." 
 
 Miss Machin is heard crying out in pain, on the 999 call being quoted by the judge. 
 
 "Now there's a f******* warning" 
 
 Bollen is heard shouting, before leaving: "Now that's a f****** warning." 
 
 Judge Dean continued: "You had no weapons and the actual force used wasn't great." 
 
 He said Jelly should have been a more restraining influence upon his daughter but acted, if anything, more aggressively. 
 
 Afterwards, Bollen appeared "pleased" with what she and her father had done, boasting about the assault in text messages to a friend. 
 
 The judge said: "After Kelly Machin's death you, Natalie Bollen, responded to a text message in an almost triumphal way 'Yep, dead and gone.' 
 
 "Bizarrely, when you, William Jelly, found out that Kelly Machin had died, you took photos of the inside of Miss Machin's home (through the window) – it seems likely you were considering how you might avoid responsibility for what you'd done. 
 
 "Kelly Machin suffered five fractures to her ribs. 
 
 "These injuries were immediately painful and they were painful over the following days. 
 
 "She sought treatment but continued to suffer pain and discomfort and she was clearly in her final days very frightened by the continuing problems she was experiencing. 
 
 "Miss Machin died as a consequence of internal bleeding from the area of her fractured ribs. 
 
 "Her suffering was prolonged and distressing. 
 
 "It seems likely she died soon after her phone was last used and some time before her body was found (by Mr Hinds) on September 5. 
 
 "Whether her death was painful we cannot know, but it was certainly lonely. 
 
 "I've read and considered a most poignant victim personal statement from Kelly's mother, Karen. 
 
 "Kelly was only 34 when she died. 
 
 "I hope it's enough for me to say that the grief caused by Kelly's death has been profound and will be enduring. 
 
 "The harm caused by the actions of the defendant s couldn't be greater. 
 
 "Natalie Bollen has written a letter to me. 
 
 "She does express remorse in the letter but she still, as she did during the trial, seeks to blame others – including the police – for what happened." 
 
 He said he accepted the defendants did not pose a risk of causing harm in the future. 
 
 The judge likened the case to a 'one punch manslaughter' where there was relatively low level violence leading to unintended consequences. 
 
 He said that Bollen, a mother-of-four, continued to have mental health difficulties and has had "hardships" in her life, which included domestic violence from a former partner. 
 
 The court heard that Bollen's mother had now taken over the care of her children. 
 
 He said that Jelly, a granddad, formerly of Broughton Astley, had "real problems" with his physical health. 
 
 He told the court: "I don't doubt there are positive sides to the characters of each defendant." 
 
 The judge referred, at the end of sentencing, to the fact Mr Jelly collapsed with a serious health problem in the dock, during the trial in May, for which he received hospital treatment. 
 
 Judge Dean said he wanted to "thank and commend" the quick actions of the dock officers on that day as they "may have saved Mr Jelly's life" before the paramedics arrived. 
 
 Miss Machin's family, who attended the trial and sentencing hearing, declined to comment afterwards. 
 
 
 

– Her lawyer described it as "an impetuous moment of madness," one that Natalie Bollen will now atone for with seven years of her life. Bollen, 28, and her father William Jelly, 48, were sentenced Wednesday to seven years in jail for a fatal assault on Bollen's neighbor, Kelly Machin, reports the Leicester Mercury. Machin, 34, punctured a soccer ball that landed in her garden and threw it back into Bollen's yard in Leicester, England, on Aug. 23 of last year. That led to an attack during which Bollen punched Machin and Jelly pushed her, causing her to fall into a coffee table. Machin, who broke several ribs and did seek medical help, was found dead in her home almost two weeks later; she died of internal bleeding, with half a gallon of blood around her heart, per the BBC. Bollen's lawyer said "things had been boiling for a long time"—both women had filed complaints with police regarding the other—and his client "simply snapped." He added "the consequences were far beyond anything she could have imagined and is something she will be eternally ashamed of and will regret forever." However, the judge said neither Bollen nor Jelly "showed any remorse" for their actions. He said Bollen boasted about the assault to friends and seemed "almost triumphant" at Machin's death. He also cited Machin's call to police, on which Bollen can be heard shouting, "Now there's a [expletive] warning," per the Leicester Mercury. Jelly is heard saying, "I'm the worst person that you [expletive] cross." (This man's quest for Facebook likes landed him in prison.)