Council moves to evict 98-year-old 'neighbour from hell'

A council is trying to evict a 98-year-old woman, dubbed Britain's oldest neighbour from hell. Mary Plaisted has made the lives of her neighbours and carers a misery for years from her ground floor one-bedroom flat in Southampton.

Her anti-social behaviour has included banging on the windows and doors of neighbours at all hours, swearing and assaulting council staff.

Her phone was even cut off when she called police hundreds of times for no reason and then she abused a social service panic button by pressing it 500 times in one month.


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Residents nearby say she wanders the streets faking falls to grab attention and some neighbours have needed medical help for stress. Now Southampton City Council is moving to evict her with possession proceedings and it is looking to find her suitable accommodation.

One person involved in the case said: "She is the neighbour from hell, even if she is 98. She has been horrible to everyone around her for years and made the lives of her neighbours miserable. The council even came and put up a fence to try and stop her banging on the doors and windows."

Mrs Plaisted said she only called for help when she needed it. "I've done nothing wrong to be moved. There is nowhere for me to go," she said.