A feud between neighbours in Falkirk that resulted in a brawl, and a violent attack with a saw that led to blood being spilled over the garden fence in Cheltenham. A foundry worker who lived with his parents, he shot eight people in the English Midlands towns of West Bromwich and Nuneaton in little over an hour on 26 October 1978, killing five. After six months next to the Smiths, the killer complained to police about noise from a quiet family barbecue they were having. [11][13][19], West Midlands Police announced after the trial concluded that a Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements serious case review would be held. Plus, a woman and her son whose hopes of a fresh start were ruined when their neighbours complained about their beloved pet dog, and how life in a Bournemouth retirement complex was threatened by an abusive new arrival who assaulted two fellow residents. 'He also assembled an improvised explosive device. He was detained in high-security hospitals under mental health legislation. [3] His erratic behaviour, including shooting at dummies dressed in wigs, and modifying his bullets to make them more powerful, led to his being expelled from one club, in Telford, Shropshire. Police and forensic teams worked fast and quickly made an arrest, but soon another name was in the frame, although the search for this new suspect would lead detectives far and wide. He lived at 14 Andrew Road[1][2] on the Bustleholme Mill estate in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England with his elderly parents, Hilda and Horrace, who owned and ran a metal polishing business in Birmingham. Home Is Where the Heart Is. 'However their treatment at the hands of the defendant did not terminate. (45) 7.0 2011 TV-14. Bad neighbours can be a nightmare. A couple in Chelsea were unhappy when their neighbour submitted plans for a basement build, claiming the construction would destroy their peace and work - but that was nothing compared to the surprise they got after catching him on CCTV. Then 30 seconds later it happened again. He managed to find out where they were living. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . The show follows some of the most extreme cases of fallouts between neighbours all over the country, using real-life interviews and reconstruction. The programme also considers the devastating consequences when personal altercations end up escalating into neighbourhood wars, revealing how a conflict between the Webbs and the Browns in transformed their street in Devon into a war-zone. ', In 2010, Mr Smith believed that he had seen a pellet gun in Street's hand as the pensioner, whose behaviour was deteriorating, told him: 'You don't know who I am.'. Meet on the sidewalk or on the property line. The Chawner family, who have caused over 600 complaints from angry neighbours, move into a quiet suburban street in Blackburn. A man is subjected to a campaign of terror after complaining when his neighbours stole part of his land by erecting a fence in the garden. It's how to get the most out of everything nearby. The plant responsible for making Cathedral City Cheese was ordered to reduce odour and noise five years ago after repeated complaints from residents. He then began to target them with increasingly intimidating behaviour - including mooning, two-finger salutes, shouting abuse, cutting holes in hedges and spying on them with binoculars. His merciless killing spree in 1978 claimed five lives and prompted front-page headlines which shocked Britain. Hed watch the house and the second he saw someone come over hed call the police to say we were having a party. Starting with the second series, the show has aired on Wednesday nights at 8PM. The observational documentary shedding light on residential disputes concludes with an insight into how suburban feuds can breed anger, suspicion and fear, and cause people to resort to subterfuge to get their way. The story of an actress who was handed a crushing court bill after a false bestiality accusation against her neighbour, was featured on Channel 5's The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door last night. Harry Street, who was released from a secure unit in the mid-1990s, was caught with the makeshift bomb at his Birmingham home last year, along with 50 home-made bullets, two pistols and a revolver. He began his rampage at about 7pm on October 26, 1978, with the 'matter-of-fact' killing of three of his neighbours, George Burkitt, his wife Iris and their son Philip. 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Street had gunned down her parents and 20-year-old brother, set off an explosive device and killed a couple at a petrol station. ', Detaining him under section 37 of the Mental Health Act, Mr Justice Blair warned that the defendant may never be released.'. Iris Burkitt, lived next door with her husband George, both aged 47, their son, Phillip, who was 20, and daughter Jill who was 17. In Portsmouth, VA, a father comes home to find his 16-year-old daughter brutally stabbed to death. The initial rampage - in which 23 rounds were discharged from a Smith and Wesson handgun - also saw another neighbour shot in the chest and shoulder. He had a wife, Beverly and young daughter. Warren and Sharee detail how their peaceful lives in a quiet Birmingham suburb were ruined when new neighbour Harry moved in. [1][3][4], He held a valid firearms certificate, allowing him to possess a single semi-automatic weapon. A Northampton cat-lover discovered a shocking secret in a neighbour's back garden after three of her beloved pets went missing, and a single dad's relations with a neighbour turned sour after a series of strange occurrences in Chiswick. At the time we thought it was a toy gun and he was just a mad old man, she said. Lock the doors, here come the neighbors! The dispute is usually told mostly from the point of view of the neighbour who reported their experiences to the show's producers, starting with how the feud started and then, to how it escalated. Pensioner and single dad George chose a Grimsby cul-de-sac for a bit of peace and quiet, only for a raucous twentysomething to move in next door and start throwing loud parties. One question remained, however. Barry Kenneth Williams (1944 24 December 2014), known since 1994 as Harry Street, was a British spree killer. In Woodford Green, north-east London, an ambitious house extension results in all light being blocked to one neighbouring property and huge cracks appearing in the other, while a Bournemouth woman ends up having a restraining order taken out against her after erecting a gated driveway before receiving official approval. Two elderly residents who feel they are the victims of noise from next door have to deny any wrongdoing themselves when the police arrive on their doorstep. The hour-long show goes behind closed doors to find out what happened between neighbours when disputes arise, following some of the most extreme cases in the country. One of Street's original victims also voiced anger at the decision to free Street. And the judge who sentenced him warned a copycat tragedy had been missed by only a narrow margin. In a quiet Anglesey village, 67-year-old Pamela Booth's discovered that her neighbour had been fraudulently using her bank card to steal more than 1,000 over 10 months, while a 24-year-old wannabe rapper in Dagenham, east London, generated more than 80 complaints after repeatedly keeping residents awake by playing loud music into the early hours in his flat. He looks through the letter box then turns to survey the street before removing a flat object - perhaps a credit card - from his jacket pocket. But looking back its so scary. 3. He then shot and killed George's wife, Iris. [4] On one occasion, during a row about noise, he told Philip Burkitt, "I'm going to exterminate you". In Essex, a mother and her daughter find what seems to be the perfect house, only for their lives to be made a misery after they object to a planning application for an extension. After being given a conditional release in 1994, he changed his name, moved to Wales, and married. 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