Nasty neighbours

Tisserand

I would be grateful for any advice. I am a middle aged woman living on my own. The family one side of me - two thirty something parents with 3 very young children - are extremely unpleasant people. The husband in particular is a nasty piece of work. I moved into my house 7 years ago and they made a point of not acknowledging me, ever. Two years later I had cause to complain to them about excessive music volume levels over a weekend. They will never let me forget it. From then on, any opportunity the husband got if he saw me on my own outside my property, he used to shout at me and accuse me of the most ludicrous things like using a name that was not my own, and causing them nothing but misery since I moved into the area! When I couldn't take any more I asked two male neighbours to have a chat with him, which they did and he stopped verbally attacking me. (By the way he doesn't talk to any of the other neighbours either). However he has been acting more insidiously since - he almost poisoned my last dog by throwing contaminated meat into my garden, costing me a lot of money in vets bills. He throws cigarette butts into my garden (he doesnt smoke!), bits of charcoal, sticks etc. and puts his rubbish in my bins even though he has his own bins. In the past 10 days he has thrown pieces of cheese over my wall and put smelly fish tins in my bins! I have a valuable dog and am petrified he will be poisoned. I have spoken to the gardai and they say that unless I can see him doing it, they can't do anything. I know security cameras might be a solution but I feel that he will find some other ways to get to me. Has anybody had an experience like this and how did you handle it. The man is obviously unwell but I can do without living beside this. Thanks a mil in anticipation.

ManOfMystery

Cameras are the way forward IMO. Record him in the act, show it to the Guards and they'll take care of the rest.

Tisserand

Thanks and you are probably right. I fear however it will rile him even further but I will have to cross that bridge when I come to it. The gardai are aware of my situation thankfully and are taking it seriously it's just a matter of getting 'evidence'. Tisserand

ABajaninCork

I agree cameras are the way to go. I heard on the radio this week, by law you have to go to an approved contractor to install. I'll try to find the link.

Tisserand

Thanks so much

Tabitharose

That's awful to read that you're going through that, while you are in the process of getting cameras, perhaps get some "these premises are protected by CCTV" stickers / signs - may stop him if he thinks the cameras are there?

Tipperary animal lover

Had the same problem a few years back, nothing but grief we put in the cameras and got our evidence the guards and social called to them, one more step out of line and they were out..... About two weeks later my two dogs were poisoned out our back!! Thank god we sold your house soon after and now live in the country, wouldn't want a next door neighbour ever again.... The best of luck with your dilemma

Tisserand

That's a great idea. (Why didn't I think of that before now!). Many thanks. Tisserand