A grandmother faces eviction from her home after waging a 12-year campaign of harassment against her neighbours during which she made their lives a ‘living hell’. Joan Nisbet, 71, sprayed weedkiller in a woman’s face, blared gangster rap music, took part in naked sex acts and drove one neighbour to the brink of suicide. Click below to read the rest of the story.
In an unprecedented move, Croydon Council in Surrey have applied to place a closure order on her home in Kenley – a procedure normally used for shutting down drug dens. During her 12-year campaign, she: Sprayed weedkiller into the face of neighbour Lorraine Crowley, 55, and threw a pot of paint over 47-year-old Maria Bignell; Blared music from gangsta rap group NWA, along with Eminem and Queen songs into the early hours; Took part in sex acts with a boyfriend in the garden, forcing Maria and husband Mark into building a 7ft 6in fence. Threatened to kill Mrs Bignell’s children. Drove Mrs Crowley’s husband, Paul, to the verge of taking his own life.
