A judge yesterday adjourned sentencing of a ‘neighbour from hell’ after hearing an anonymous letter containing specific threats has recently been sent to his victim, Raymond Crowley.

A mother of two told a court yesterday her 67-year-old neighbour destroyed her life and that she was now a prisoner in her own home.

A jury last night found a 67-year-old Co Clare man guilty of threatening to kill his neighbour.

A married couple have gone on trial for the harassment of their neighbours over a six-year period.