A "malicious and vindictive" neighbour punched a pregnant woman in the stomach and bit her hand - forcing the mum-to-be to sit on top of and restrain her until police arrived.
Caroline Williams launched the vicious assault after learning that the couple living next door had installed CCTV and were recording her outside, a court was told.
The 36-year-old then shoved her way into their flat in Dudley, seizing the male resident by the throat and punching his head more than 10 times, it was claimed.
The man's partner, who was 32 weeks pregnant, attempted to intervene before Williams spun around and struck her in the belly, Birmingham Live reports.
In desperation the expectant mother hit her assailant with a vase. The furious melee was the culmination of a long-running dispute, Birmingham Magistrates' Court was told on Monday, January 31.
Williams, of Wolverhampton Street, Dudley, was previously found guilty of using violence to security entry and two counts of assault but received what magistrates admitted was a 'lenient' sentence, in part due to her mental health struggles.
She was handed a 24-month community order, involving 30 days of rehabilitation activity, a three-month curfew and told to pay a total of £150 compensation to her neighbours.
Williams has already appealed the conviction which will be decided upon by Birmingham Crown Court at a later date.
Richard Purchase, prosecuting, said there had been 'numerous allegations and issues' between the parties which culminated on March 29 last year when Williams 'took exception' to the CCTV installed by the victims at their shared flat block.
The court heard she was outside smoking a cigarette and waving at the camera when she confronted her male neighbour saying: 'Why you recording me at the back of my property?'.
When he replied, saying: 'I'm not having this conversation' and went back in his flat, Williams barged the door open and burst inside.
Mr Purchase said: "She grabbed him around the throat and hit him more than ten times to the head. His partner, who was 32 weeks pregnant, attempted to restrain her and pull her off. She is bitten on both hands and punched at least twice to the stomach."
At that stage the female victim grabbed a vase and struck Williams with it three times to the side of the head, he told the court.
Summarising impact statements, Mr Purchase said the incident took an 'emotional toll' on the couple leaving them feeling unsafe coming and going from their flat as well as 'overshadowing' the birth of their child.
The female neighbour described Williams as 'malicious and vindictive' claiming it was a 'pre-meditated attack knowing I was heavily pregnant'.
She stated the assault was the most 'unsafe' she had ever felt despite working as a nurse at Broadmoor Hospital, a high-security psychiatric facility.
She also had to be closely monitored afterwards as her health declined but thankfully no significant harm was caused to her or her baby, it was confirmed.
Claire Evans, defending, explained the 'tension' between them stemmed from allegations Williams was illegally having people around to her property during lockdown, when in reality they were legitimate visitors such as a boiler serviceman.
She said: "The perception by the victims was that other things were going on and it all got out of perspective. Ms Williams felt victimised because of these cameras. There were conversations with police. It was established at trial the victims were recording Ms Williams which you are not allowed to do."
Ms Evans added: "She wanted to try and change the cameras in their house. It was an entirely unrealistic expectation. That was her frame of mind. Having got in she immediately made a big mistake and she deeply regrets it. There is a dispute about who was responsible for what took place inside."
She told the court Williams had been 'retained in the flat' for 20 to 30 minutes until police arrived by the female victim 'sitting on her' before she was taken to hospital herself with superficial injuries.
Ms Evans said a combination of mental health and learning difficulties 'affected her perception of the right thing to do and the situation as a whole', arguing Williams would be 'extremely vulnerable' in prison.
The Chair of the Bench stated she was 'very lucky' to avoid custody adding it 'did not sit right' that she was also deemed unsuitable for unpaid work.
Confirming the community order the Justice of the Peace acknowledged Williams' mental health issues and added: "The reasons we have gone down this route is really your lack of a previous record to speak of. We've been quite lenient with this. Probation say you have a low risk of re-offending."
Williams must also pay court costs of £600 and a £95 victim surcharge. She was banned from making contact with the victims, who have since moved away, under a two-year restraining order.
