A WOMAN who alarmed her neighbours after drinking heavily and not taking her anti-psychotic medication has been ordered to pay out £1,000 by a court.

Laura Davis, of Church Hill in Connah's Quay, appeared at Mold Magistrates Court on Thursday.

The 37-year-old had previously admitted on offence of using threatening or abusive words or behaviour with intent to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

Prosecutor Justin Espie told the court the victims of Davis' behaviour were Lisa and Nick Horabin, the defendant's neighbours.

A week prior to the incident, which happened in August last year, a friend came to stay with the defendant.

Her drinking was noted to have increased during that week - along with noise nuisance from her property.

On August 3, police were called after the defendant was reported to be out on the street, arguing.

When the victim went out to speak to Davis, they saw a substance had been thrown over their car.

The defendant was "abusive" and saying she wanted to fight.

She then set a fire in her back garden and was overheard to say she'd done it on purpose to annoy her neighbours.

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On August 5, an unknown substance was thrown onto the victim's premises.

Elzbeth Kenny, defending, told the court her client was already subject to a community order and had developed a good rapport with the probation service as part of it.

She continued: "When she goes in to speak to her probation officer, she is more often than not under the influence of alcohol.

"Why is that? She's a chronic alcoholic - she'll get up very early in the morning and will start to drink."

Ms Kenny said her client had been subject to bail conditions not to contact Lisa and Nick Horabin since August 2023 and to date, she hadn't breached them. 

She added that as well as Davis' alcohol use, the offences had come about in August due to a decline in her mental health.

"At that time she was drinking heavily and was not taking her anti-psychotic medication for bipolar disorder," she continued.

"She can be extremely low but then it can swing to her being extremely manic in her behaviour.

"Her behaviour, I'd argue, was manic when she committed these offences.

"She's now on a drink reduction programme and is hoping to have a residential detox programme."

District Judge Gwyn Jones told the defendant: "Living with neighbours is an ordinary part of everyone's lives and most people would want to live at peace.

"I hope you will now want to live at peace."

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Davis received an 18 month community order with 20 days of rehabilitation activity and a £100 fine.

She must also pay a total of £400 compensation to the victims and £500 towards prosecution costs.

A five-year restraining order was put in place to protect the victims.