The Asbo couple: Court tells husband and wife to stop shouting at each other
By Daily Mail Reporter
13th May 2010
A warring couple have been given Asbos - to stop them from fighting in their own home.
Dean Jones and Jeanette Lloyd have been accused of rowing non-stop for three years, and making their neighbours' lives 'a living hell.'
They can be heard shouting, swearing and screaming at one another, a court heard.
Police were repeatedly called to their home after their 'appalling' domestic flare-ups spilled out onto the street.
Neighbours could rarely sit in their gardens 'enjoying the sunshine, barbecues or paddling pools' because of the rows, magistrates were told.
Prosecutor Jonathan Barrett said: 'Some people detailed almost daily occurrences of shouting and screaming matches lasting an hour or more, with vile abuse and threats.
'Neighbours were unable to sleep. The stress of living near such an unacceptable domestic situation led them to fear for their own well-being and safety.'
Mr Jones, 41, and Miss Lloyd, 37, had previously been warned about their behaviour at their home in Tonypandy, Rhondda, South Wales.
Rhondda magistrates yesterday gave them Anti Social Behaviour Orders in a bid to stop their arguing.
The two-year order bans them from 'using verbally abusive or threatening language to each other and from causing a noise nuisance at their home'.
The couple were told they would be arrested and jailed if they continued their rows.
One neighbour said: 'We've been keeping diaries about the daily shouting and screaming matches which last for an hour or more.
'Some of us have been unable to sleep and the stress of living so near them has been incredible. We hope they just calm down now and shut up.'
Phil Bevan, Head of the Rhondda Community Safety Partnership, said: 'The behaviour of this couple was absolutely appalling and completely unacceptable.
'We have a duty to protect the communities we serve. We will not tolerate offenders making life a misery for others.
'Elderly and poorly people were being put through incredible levels of stress and upset due to the behaviour of Lloyd and Jones.
'People have a right to live peacefully in their homes.'
Inspector Mike Jones, of South Wales Police, said: 'The behaviour of this couple greatly impacted on the lives of people who live in the street.
'Other avenues of action were tried and considered but such was the level of disorder, Anti Social Behaviour Orders were deemed the most effective way of dealing with the matter.
'I hope these ASBOs will make residents feel safer in their own community, improve their quality of life and finally give them some peace.'
The couple, who have three daughters, are planning to sell their three-bedroomed house to have a fresh start in a new neighbourhood.
Jones said: 'It's a fuss over nothing. We row like every other couple and there's nothing wrong with that.
'What we do in the privacy of our own house is up to us but I don't think we are any louder than anyone else.
'These complaints have brought police, social workers, council workers and all sorts to my door.
'We've been treated unfairly and made to feel like low-lives when we're not. We are just like many other couples - we love each other really.'
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