DIY expert sabotaged neighbours' home in feud over loud music

A Mr-fix-it from hell has been convicted of harassment after driving his neighbours to despair with his devilish DIY skills.Instead of improving his own home, Terence Alun Jacob carried out a series of attacks on theirs - including drilling holes in the roof to let the rain in, super-gluing the door locks, removing a security light by smashing it and redecorating the front of a house by throwing paint over it.

All because he thought the neighbours were too noisy.



The court heard that Jacob also removed a CCTV camera, smashed the front door, cut wiring from the satellite dish, scaled the flat roof and filled the drains and drainpipes with expanding insulating foam, causing them to block.

Presiding magistrate Ken Burton imposed a 12-month community order with 100 hours of unpaid work. He was also given a restraining order for 12 months not to enter his neighbours' house and was ordered to pay £60 costs.

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