A woman threw urine at her neighbours' front door while they were away and attacked their cat, a court has been told. Elizabeth Isiorho also verbally abused them, calling them "dirty white people".
Isiorho, 55, has now been ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work. She appeared in court on Tuesday after a six-month dispute with her neighbours. The law caught up with Isiorho when her neighbours noticed the smell of urine when they got back from holiday in August 2021.
Prosecuting at Highbury Magistrates' Court, Ms Chamberlain said: "They checked the CCTV and saw the defendant holding a yellow substance. They also heard splashing near the door."
The court was told that Isiorho confronted them in December 2021 and was "aggressive and shouting". The prosecutor added: "The CCTV shows the defendant spat on the floor near the victims and was seen entering the property without permission."
The court also heard Isiorho called her neighbours 'dirty white boy', 'dirty white people', and 'dirty white person', reports MyLondon.
Defending herself, Isiorho, of Christchurch Road, Hornsey, north London, initially shrugged as Judge Oliver asked for her mitigation. She said: "I just spend a lot of time visiting my brother in hospital." Arguing the "allegations are untrue", she was reminded she had already been found guilty of both counts of racially aggravated harassment at a trial.
Continuing her mitigation, the merchandiser said: "At the moment I am working and visiting my brother in hospital at least three times a week. I'm just a busy woman doing what I have to do and I live decently still."
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Handing her a community order of 100 hours of unpaid work, Judge Oliver said: "This is a serious case where you were convicted after trial due to a six-month dispute. It involved dousing your neighbours' premises with urine, which is a pretty despicable, disgusting, thing to have done."
The judge continued: "I read you threw something at their cat. Whatever the background is here, if you have problems with your neighbours the responsible thing to do is make a complaint. What you can't do is engage in a campaign of harassment against people."
Appearing in a white shirt and black skirt, Isiorho tried to interrupt the sentencing, but was ignored. Judge Oliver decided against compensation to avoid 'fanning the flames' of the dispute, but ordered £595 in costs to be paid. "Given there's no incidents since January 2022, I'm not going to make a restraining order," he added.
