Neighbours of a pensioner jailed for repeatedly breaching her restraining order say they are living in a never-ending nightmare.

Joan Nisbet, 71, of Godstone Road, Kenley, has waged a campaign of harassment against her neighbours Paul and Lorraine Crowley, assaulting Mrs Crowley and pushing her husband to attempt suicide.

District Judge Robert Hunter jailed the pensioner for 17 weeks, less 32 days already spent in custody, at Croydon Magistrates on Friday January 13 but the Crowleys believe this will be a brief respite.

Mr Crowley, who suffered a psychotic blackout through the stress of the continued trouble on December 17, said: “We have spoken to the council about moving house but we don’t want to move. It is our home. She has been sent to jail but as soon as she is out it will begin again. It seems as if nothing can be done.”

Convicted of the assault in September 2011, where she sprayed weed-killer in Mrs Crowley’s face, Nisbet was handed a suspended jail sentence and told she could not contact her neighbours or play loud music between 11pm and 7am.

She was found to have breached this only five days later at a hearing in November but escaped jail, only to be arrested again on December 4 and 11 for further breaches.

The court heard she played Queen at full blast from 11pm on December 3 through to 2am. After an hour break she then played music Mr Crowley described as “George Forby style 40’s music.”

He said: “The walls were vibrating.”

A week later the court heard she was singing Yellow Submarine through the night. Mrs Crowley said she spent the following day shouting “Mark is a pervert” slamming doors and calling out liar liar liar.

She said: “My son is called Mark. I think the words were directed at me.”

Nisbet, who chose to defend herself in court, said she was referring to her neighbours on the other side of her house.

The court heard The Crowley’s called the police but Nisbet made a counter call minutes later stating she had received death threats.

PC Michael Trevelle, who carried out the arrest said: “She said I want you to leave you f***ing c**ts.”

Nisbet apologised in court for her language but questioned why the police never followed up on her complaint.

Judge Hunter enacted her 24 month suspended jail sentence for assault, but reduced it to 13 weeks.

He also gave her a four week sentence for her breach of the restraining order, to run consecutively.