Noisy sex soured neighbourly relations, a court has heard.

Michelle Whelton, of Peregrine Close, Haverfordwest, pleaded guilty to using threatening, abusive words or behaviour, or disorderly behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress, when she appeared before Haverfordwest magistrates on Tuesday, July 17.

The court heard that Whelton shouted at her neighbour and called her names when she left her home with her young child at about 6pm on February 21.

The unpleasant incident occurred in front of several other people, including children. The bench heard that Whelton told the neighbour to ‘go and have sex in a field’ rather than in the house, and stated she would get her daughter to give her a ‘good kicking’.

Vaughan Pritchard-Jones, prosecuting, said: “It appears that Miss Whelton was drunk and she continued to be abusive.”

A victim impact statement read to the bench said Whelton’s behaviour had led to the complainant being afraid to stay in her own home.

She stated: “All I did was put in a noise complaint to the council and now I’m being punished for it. She has no idea of the impact of her behaviour.”

Mr Pritchard-Jones told the court that Whelton’s neighbour had made a formal noise complaint about her to the council stating that she played loud music at night.

He added that Whelton, 49, claimed she and her family had been disturbed by the woman having noisy sex in the adjoining flat.

“She told police that when the woman has sex with her boyfriend she screams and makes a lot of noise.”

Mike Kelleher, defending, told the bench that the incident was the culmination of ‘months of neighbourhood problems’, and Whelton had also submitted a complaint.

He said: “The neighbour’s boyfriend moved in, and she was asking her to keep the noise down so her 13 year-old did not have to hear her.”

Mr Kelleher added that the neighbour said Whelton’s 13 year-old should get to know the facts about the birds and the bees, and other things had been said which caused a reaction.

“That’s been building up and building up.

“Miss Whelton was at the end of her tether. She does not recall saying the things that were alleged to have been said.”

The court heard that the issues had been resolved, and the neighbour had moved to another property after becoming pregnant.

Magistrates imposed a 12 month conditional discharge and ordered Whelton to pay £105 in court costs and a surcharge.