A mum has been slapped with a court fine after neighbours complained about her noisy nights of passion. Kristin Morgan, who says it is her son and his girlfriend that cause the racket while romping, was advised by magistrates to apply for a grant to insulate the walls and stop the noise disrupting other residents.
The 41-year-old admitted to four offences of failing to act in accordance with an abatement notice, Manchester Evening News reports. It stated that the care worker had to put a stop to noise "created by clearly audible vocalisations relating to lovemaking and loud conversations late at night and in the early morning".
Louise Edwards, prosecuting for Wrexham County Borough Council, said the authority first received complaints about a noise problem after a loud party was held at the residence in July 2020. Morgan was sent a warning letter, however there were a large number of recordings by neighbours including of sexual activity.
The lawyer said advice had been provided but there were further complaints including about loud sexual activities. The council recognised the right to a healthy sex life, but due consideration for neighbours was requested because of the thin walls.
Ms Edwards said Morgan, of Mayville Avenue, Llay, Wrexham, blamed her son and his girlfriend and an enforcement officer suggested she swapped rooms with them. But complaints continued and noise monitors were installed at the neighbouring home.
"This confirmed the loud noise from sexual activities continued and loud conversations," the prosecutor said. "Neighbours have suffered noise nuisance for an unacceptable period which they described as a horrendous experience which has affected their health. They no longer feel happy in their own home and feel on edge. Mrs Morgan has had ample opportunity to resolve the situation."
Morgan, representing herself, told magistrates she had moved into a rundown house. She’d been trying to improve it and to save for insulation. She said they were a "normal family". Her pensioner dad, son aged 23 and teenage daughter lived there. "We don’t mean to be loud," she told the court.
Court chairman Andrew Stubbs said they acknowledged that Morgan was a night worker and perhaps hadn't spent a great deal of time in the house during the evenings. But he told her: "It's clear to us, throughout the course of these events, you have buried your head in the sand."
She was fined £300 for the offences, which spanned from Boxing Day 2021 to April 4, 2022. Morgan was also told she must pay £534 costs.
Mr Stubbs added: "It's clear the noise has to stop. You have to do something about it. We recognise you have taken some steps. It may be the case you might be eligible for help with insulation in terms of grants. It may help the situation."
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