Nicola Townsend, 50, threw device at Terence Townsend, 78, at his home in Bath

He went into kitchen to tend to wounds but she pushed him over and broke ribs

He called his own ambulance and paramedics found him sitting in an armchair

He died 12 days later and his daughter has now been convicted of manslaughter

Nicola Townsend, 50, pictured outside Bristol Crown Court on August 19, was convicted of manslaughter and intimidation of a witness

A woman has become the first person in Britain to be found guilty of killing someone with a TV remote control after throwing one at her elderly father's head.

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Nicola Townsend, 50, threw the device at Terence Townsend, 78, after becoming frustrated by how he was speaking to her at his home in Bath.

The control hit his head causing an injury and, when he went into the kitchen to tend to his wounds, she pushed him over and broke several of his ribs.

Bristol Crown Court heard that Mr Townsend suffered several injuries from the altercation. He called his own ambulance after she fled the scene.

Paramedics found him sitting in an armchair holding a towel to a wound on his head. He was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath where he died 12 days later following broncopneumonia which was brought on by his injuries.

His daughter was today found guilty of manslaughter on December 27, 2017.

The court heard how Townsend targeted her 'frail' father after an argument.

Townsend admitted the assault to her brother-in-law Douglas Campbell in a series of voicemails and phone calls. Mr Campbell then contacted the police.

Fiona Elder, prosecuting, told the court: 'Nicola Townsend says she chucked a remote at Terence Townsend because she was annoyed with him, because of how he was speaking to her, because she was frustrated and angry with him.

Terence Townsend was taken to the Royal United Hospital in Bath where he died 12 days later

'She assaulted him in the living room then pushed him in the kitchen. She was aware of the frailty of her father.'

Mr Townsend, who suffered with osteoporosis, had initially said he had hit his head but later admitted he thought Townsend may have thrown an aerosol can at him.

Townsend said it was 'an accident' during her arrest. She was also found guilty of intimidation of a witness after attempting to contact Mr Campbell after being charged with manslaughter.

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Townsend called him and left voicemail messages, with the tone gradually becoming more alarming, the court was told.

The messages included threats like 'I am going to make sure you pay for this - people will be looking at you in disgust', 'I am going to make sure you suffered as I have suffered' and 'everybody will know what a stupidly arrogant person you are'.

Miss Elder added: 'She called him a fat, ugly t***. She also said 'if I do kill myself in the end you should feel guilty for making me do it'.

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'It was threats, intimidation and emotional blackmail. She told him: 'I would advise you don't go to court - I will know what you are saying.

'It is best you just say you want to stay out of it.' The messages she left - can they be interpreted in any other way than trying to interfere with the course of justice?'