A MAN who breached his anti-social behaviour order after he smashed a neighbour’s window with a bin lid has been spared jail by magistrates.

Martin Haywood, aged 27, breached his order when he threw the lid through the window of a house belonging to Worcester Community Housing at the end of November.

Haywood, of Randwick Drive, Blackpole, Worcester, admitted the two charges.

Mark Johnson, prosecuting, said that Haywood and his neighbour had fallen out at the beginning of November over a lap-top computer but things between them had become heated at 2am on Saturday, November 29, and he swore at her and broke the window, which cost £300 to replace.

“The neighbour says that she is furious about what he did and is sick of Martin’s behaviour and his drinking. She said that since their falling out he had made her life hell and he went a step too far,” Mr Johnson said.

By re-offending, Haywood was also in breach of a deferred sentence given to him by magistrates in October by breaching his Asbo when he used foul and abusive language in Worcestershire Royal Hospital.

He had also previously caused criminal damage to tea cups, and stolen some wine.

In mitigation, Mark Sheward said the pair had fallen out over the lap-top, which had led to ill-feeling between the neighbours.

But he said on that evening, Haywood had returned home and the neighbour swore at him, and when he told her he did not owe her money for the computer she had become abusive and used inappropriate and racist language towards him.

“He does admit that he smashed the window because of this,” said Mr Sheward, who said Haywood had reduced the amount of alcohol he drank.

Chairman of the magistrates Cila Cameron sentenced Haywood to a sentence of seven months in custody, suspended for 12 months.

He was ordered to comply with alcohol treatment and supervision requirements.

He was also ordered to pay a total of £300 in compensation.

Mrs Cameron said: “You understand how close you are to going into custody for this, so we are warning you to do no more offending.”