AN OAP has opened up about her neighbour's bizarre reaction to watering her plants, which saw the pair dragged into court.
Ann Breen, 71, says the war left her too scared to tend to her garden during the day – and she started sneaking around and watering her hanging baskets at night.
That's because neighbour Kim Porter-Wilson, 46, would snap photos of her every time she did – accusing her of letting the water run towards her path.
The Norfolk pair have now ended up in Norwich Magistrates Court, seeing Porter-Wilson slapped with a restraining order and warned to stop taking photos of Ann.
The court heard how the 46-year-old would film her neighbour's Caister-on-Sea home day and night.
She would also make rude gestures towards Ann's CCTV, yell at workmen and cause parking havoc on the street.
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Both police and other neighbours had been due to give evidence at a two-day trial, but Porter-Wilson yesterday accepted the non-conviction restraining order instead.
The order specifically stated the 46-year-old is to not film Ann watering her plants.
It was agreed upon by Ann and three other neighbours, and stated Porter-Wilson could not contact them directly or indirectly over the next 18 months.
Mark Jackson, mitigating, said Porter-Wilson could struggle with her social skills.
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Eastern Daily Press reported Mr Jackson told the court: “The defence case here was accepting much of the conduct, but saying that it amounted to irritation and annoyance and does not cross into the threshold of harassment.”
He said Porter-Wilson suffered from a condition that meant her “social skills can sometimes not be as good as they could be and the reaction sometimes to what her neighbours have done was unpleasant”.
He added: "As with all neighbour disputes there are always two sides to the story."
Speaking after the hearing Ann told EDP that Porter-Wilson had "made her life hell".
She said the neighbour regularly swore at her husband Michael, 72, and matters escalated when she bought plants to tidy up her garden.
Porter-Wilson began taking photos to check if any water splashed on her path.
Ann said: "We're old age pensioners. We came here to have a quiet retirement. We haven't got that yet.
"We’re treading on eggshells all the time.
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“She’s made us feel very uncomfortable in our own home.
"There’s not been a quiet moment. It’s been more like a prison.”
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