Neighbour from hell, 67, who made locals’ lives a misery is found guilty of breaching CBO

A neighbor from hell was found guilty of violating her criminal behavior order after she asked a resident, “Do you like pranking old women?”

Janette Moffat, 67, who lives with six cats, made life difficult for locals during a harassment campaign in Newark, Nottinghamshire.

Moffat was slapped with an indefinite criminal conduct injunction (CBO) by Nottingham Magistrates’ Court in March, barring her from certain areas of her hometown.

She was also banned from entering a playground and a local school, and ordered to stop verbally abusing young people under the age of 18.

Janette Moffat (pictured), 67, who lives with six cats, made life miserable for locals during a harassment campaign in Newark, Nottinghamshire

Moffat was slapped with an indefinite criminal conduct injunction (CBO) by Nottingham Magistrates’ Court (above) in March, barring her from certain areas of her hometown

But Moffat was dragged back into court after she asked a dog walker if he “likes screwing old women” after he saw her standing in her driveway in her dressing gown.

She also punched the man in the jaw after accusing him of stalking her, calling him a “dirty man” on the evening of April 22.

Moffat appeared at Nottingham Magistrates Court on Monday, where she was found guilty of assault and violating her CBO.

She was sentenced to four months in prison but was released from court after the JPs agreed she had already served her eight-month curfew.

Moffat was ordered to pay £620 in costs and £250 in compensation, and warned she could face jail for further offences.

The JPs were told they had violated the order by making contact with the man who walked his dog down John Gold Avenue in Newark.

He said he heard Moffat banging on her fence, which prompted him to look around and see her standing outside in her dressing gown.

The victim said: “When I passed her driveway, she clearly saw me passing and made a loud bang.

“I turned and saw Miss Moffat in her dressing gown by the fence.”

Moffat admitted she had muttered under her breath: “Do you like to look at old women”.

When overheard by the man asking to repeat herself, she again said in a louder voice, “Do you like pranking old women,” which was ruled a violation of her CBO.

When asked if she screamed, Moffat told the court: “I’m a little deaf in one ear.

“Sometimes you have to scream when you’re deaf in one ear, but I won’t admit that I screamed.”

Moffat was also convicted of assaulting the same man in an incident later that evening.

He told the court he overheard the end of an argument between Moffat and another neighbor over their garden fences around midnight.

The victim added: “I overheard my neighbor saying ‘is that a threat’ and Miss Moffat replied ‘yes’.

“I wanted to reassure him that I would support him.”

When he got to the house next door, Moffat and her son Mark were standing outside.

They turned their attention to him and he began filming the confrontation.

His video footage, shown in court, showed him backing away in the street as Moffat hit him and accused him of stalking her and calling him a “dirty” man.

The court heard Moffat punched the man in the chest and hit his jaw, leaving him “unhurt but in shock”.

Moffat claimed it was in defense of her son, whose arm the man had pushed away from him.

Newark and Sherwood Borough Council and Nottinghamshire Police said they had previously taken legal action to “ensure the safety and welfare of residents”.

Newark and Sherwood Borough Council Chair David Lloyd said: “Ms Moffat has repeatedly harassed residents in her area and neighbors have felt unsafe in their own home.

‘We will not tolerate this unacceptable behavior and this penalty order shows that the courts also recognize the need for action in this case.

“I hope this order will allow those affected to feel more comfortable in our community without fear of constant harassment.

“I also hope Ms Moffat moves on from that and accepts the support that has been offered to her previously.”

Moffat has also contacted her local newspaper on several occasions to make wild claims, including someone attempting to kill her and her six rescue cats and people shooting at their fences with firearms.

Nottinghamshire Police Inspector Matt Ward previously said: “It is always disappointing when a person’s harmful behavior cannot be effectively changed for the better through the work of my officers and our partners at Newark and Sherwood Borough Council.

“But I am pleased that through this joint work we were able to demonstrate the need for Ms. Moffat to issue a CBO.”