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| Christine Hemming was involved in a love triangle that all parties knew about, the court was told |
The wife of a Liberal Democrat MP has been convicted of stealing a kitten from the home of her husband's lover.
Christine Hemming, 53, whose husband John is MP for Birmingham Yardley, was found guilty of burglary at Birmingham Crown Court.
The kitten, called Beauty, has not been found since she was filmed on CCTV being removed from the Birmingham home of Emily Cox on 29 September 2010.
The animal was owned by the four-year-old daughter the MP had with Ms Cox.
'Arguing on phone'
Mrs Hemming, from Moseley, Birmingham, married Mr Hemming in 1981 after they met at a conference in Bridlington.
She told the three-day trial her husband had had 26 liaisons since they married and that he finally left their marital home three days before the theft.
Mrs Hemming said she had only learned that her husband had a "love child" with Ms Cox from members of the media in April 2005.
She told the court she was dropping off post after arguing with her husband on the phone and did not know there was a cat there.
The 53-year-old, from Moseley, Birmingham, told the court on Wednesday: "Everything just got out of hand.
"I didn't mean to enter the property.
"I left holding a kitten - there is no doubt about that - but I have no recollection of picking the kitten up."
She also said she tried to return the animal when she realised she had it.
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| Christine Hemming can be seen crawling on her hands and knees by the house |
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