drink your water and use your lifelines." Following this, Whittock's doctor and a number of his friends took to the stand and affirmed Whittock had a persistent cough and that drinking water did help relieve it. He also stated that the phone call between his and Diana's phones lasted less than five minutes. The defence questioned why their client would agree to such a quickly devised scheme, particularly as Whittock would have told him might not be reliable as he could cough at any time? After a delay in the summing up speeches due to coughing jurors, the judge asked the jury if Charles Ingram was "a genuine millionaire or a fraudster". One juror was later discharged for an unknown reason. The jury initially declared that they found Charles and Whittock guilty but Diana not guilty. The judge said that was not an acceptable verdict as all three were co-defendants and the prosecution's case relied on Diana's actions influencing those of Charles and Whittock. After retiring for a second time, the jury declared all three guilty of the charge. The Ingrams received an 18-month suspended sentence and a fine of £15,000 plus £10,000 for costs. Whittock received 6 months less and a fine of £10,000 plus £7,500 for costs. Appeal The Ingrams appealed the fines. The appellate court denied Charles' appeal as not being justified and refused him leave to appeal further; Diana's was permitted as she had no financial independence. An appeal drawing on the human rights allowed Charles to challenge their costs. Returning to the court and to Judge Revlin, the Ingrams argued in forma pauperis ("in the manner of a pauper") for their costs to be cut. He agreed to cut their defence costs from £65,000 to £30,000 but warned Charles that despite having declared bankruptcy, he faced prison if the fines were not paid. A 2016 newspaper article states the Ingrams were means-assessed at the Magistrates Court to pay £5,000 and had paid £1,240. Libel claim Charles sued Celador in a civil case for £240,000, per usual procedure suspended for the criminal law decision; this was dismissed. Aftermath After the court case, the Ingrams would be constantly coughed at by members of the public and Charles gained the nickname of "The Coughing Major". They were also subject to a campaign of harassment which involved people vandalising their car and their cat being shot with an air