A MAN assaulted his neighbour when she tried to intervene in a domestic dispute.
James Frankland, 24, of Mixenden Court, Mixenden, Halifax, was having an argument with his girlfriend at home on April 30.
His stepbrother went to a neighbour's house to use the phone to call the police.
But the neighbour, 64-year-old Marlene C
larke, decided that rather than call them she would try to calm him down.
Andy Wills, prosecuting at Calderdale Magistrates Court, said: "She tried to intervene in a neighbourly fashion instead of involving the police.
"She went into the house and there was a heated argument taking place.
Mrs Clarke tried to get him to calm down but he thought she was being a busybody and told her to get lost, pushing her to one side with such force that she lost her footing and twisted her knee.
Mrs Clarke, who suffers from arthritis and was having difficulty walking at the time, left the house and called the police.
Philip Cockcroft, for Frankland, said: "Whether she was well-intentioned or not, the neighbour stirred up a volatile situation."
Frankland, who pleaded guilty to assault, said he accepted that if he been sober the incident would not have occurred. He was given an 18-month supervision order and told to attend an anger management programme. He must also pay compensation of £100 and court costs of £60.
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