A bizarre case has hit the headlines in the UK, as a 25-year-old woman, Rhiannon Evans, pleaded guilty to sending offensive videos in what is being described as the country's first known case of 'cyber-farting.' Evans appeared in court after sending a series of videos to her boyfriend's ex-partner, Deborah Prytherch, in which she was seen passing gas while looking at the camera. The bizarre case has raised questions about cyberbullying and legal limits on behavior online.

According to reports, Evans deliberately recorded and sent four videos to Prytherch, all of which featured her passing gas in front of the camera. Prosecutor Diane Williams informed the court that the content of the videos was not only inappropriate but also deemed "indecent or grossly offensive."

Describing one of the videos, Williams stated, “She proceeds to pass gas by placing the camera on her bottom and passing the gas.”

The trend continued for the next few days as Evans sent more videos of the same nature. “Miss Evans passing wind, her face smiling at the camera,” the prosecutor added.

Prytherch expressed that the messages left her feeling uneasy and unsafe in her own home. In her victim statement, which was read in court, she said, “I would like to feel safe in my home.” The prosecution argued that the videos were meant to cause “distress or anxiety” and were intended as an act of harassment.

It was during the hearing that it emerged that Evans had sent the videos as an allusion to an ongoing row over child custody between her boyfriend and his former girlfriend.

“She suggested she wanted to send videos because she felt her partner was being treated unfairly,” the prosecutor said. However, she emphasized that Evans’ actions were “purely malicious,” adding, “She was smirking throughout, found it hilarious but the victim didn’t.”

Defense lawyer Harriet Gorst suggested that Evans had consumed alcohol at the time she sent the videos. “At the time she sent these videos she had some drinks and she sent them, understanding now this has caused the victim some distress,” Gorst stated.

She further mentioned that there were “issues going on between Miss Evans’s partner and his ex-partner with regard to child contact.” The defense argued that Evans had not expected such a serious legal consequence for her actions.

Insisting that she pleaded guilty, Evans said she could not believe the severity of her punishment on the grounds that she never thought her farts would land her in court.

"I never thought farting would land me in court. I think the sentence is a bit excessive and dramatic," she said.

"We are living in a very 'snowflake' generation," she added, referring to modern-day sensitivities.

She admitted regret over the incident but still viewed the matter as insignificant. “I sent the messages on WhatsApp. I do have regrets, but I wouldn't have thought I would be here for something like this, to be honest. It’s petty. I’ve learned my lesson.”

The court sentenced Evans to a 12-month community order and a two-year restraining order, banning her from contacting Prytherch. She was also ordered to attend 15 rehabilitation sessions and to abstain from alcohol for 60 days.