 Muat claimed he was the real victim of harassment |
A great-grandfather found guilty of breaking an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) will not go to jail, a judge has said. Alexander Muat, 88, of Huyton, Merseyside, is thought to be the oldest man to be made the subject of an Asbo.
The retired RAF engineer was found guilty at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday of breaking his order on three separate occasions.
But Judge David Lynch said: "There will be no prison for an 88-year-old man."
Filming neighbours
Muat, of Bowring Park Avenue, was accused of repeatedly harassing his neighbours, Alison and Derek Fowler.
He denied the allegations and claimed he was the real victim of harassment.
The jury convicted him of three breaches of the Asbo but cleared him of a further three alleged breaches and one charge of putting a person in fear.
The original order was imposed in July 2003, banning him from making excessive noise by banging doors and bin lids, filming his neighbours, swearing and shouting at them and driving his car into other people's driveways.
The case was adjourned for sentencing on 13 November.
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