A man pepper-sprayed a neighbour in the face when an argument over the sale of a car 'turned sour', a court heard. Jason Smith attacked the victim in the street in Tameside on July 26 last year when negotiations over the sale became violent.
Minshull Street Crown Court heard Smith, 46, who was described as having a 'long' criminal record, which includes a previous conviction for possessing CS gas, sprayed the victim in the eye as the pair confronted each other outside their homes on Cheetham Fold Road in Hyde.
The victim, who was named in court only as Mr Walton, wasn't injured. Smith was later arrested and found with the pepper spray in his possession.
