A MUM threatened to "smash her neighbour's head in" while banging on their door during a furious late-night row over loud music.
Rebecca Marie Stratford's threats to her neighbour came after they reported her to police for playing loud music all evening.
Earlier in the night the neighbour had banged on the wall of their Wiltshire home with the hope the 27-year-old mum would turn the music down, however it just got louder.
The Swindon Advertiser reported the neighbour called police and at around 1am she received missed calls from Stratford who then banged on the door shouting: "Get your ass out here I’m going to smash my neighbour’s head in."
When the neighbour called 999, Stratford, who was under a community order at the time, sent her a message asking her to "stop reporting me".
Stratford has now appeared in the Swindon Magistrates’ Court over the heated spat.
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The court heard how this argument on February 20 was not the first disagreement between Stratford and her neighbour, and due to the additional needs of one of Stratford's daughters, there is "a lot of shouting" coming from the home.
Stratford's lawyer Emma Hillier told the court: “She is very remorseful for her actions.
"She has various mental health issues herself.”
Sentencing District Judge Joanna Dickens said: “The first thing to say is that offences like this are really frightening. If you live next door and they play loud music, why shouldn’t she report it?
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“It’s not just your mental health that’s going to suffer, it’s everybody else’s.
“You can’t go putting it onto somebody else. It’s terrifying and you can’t do it.
“People are entitled to live in peace. Just turn it down."
The Judge also acknowledged that Stratford had "a lot of problems" but she was "working well".
Stratford was given a 12-month community order, during which time she must complete 10 rehabilitation days.
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A £95 victim surcharge was deemed paid by her appearance at court.
The neighbour has since moved homes and Stratford said she got on "swimmingly" with her new neighbours.
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