Pensioner accused in nuisance calls case

Magistrates imposed an interim Asbo on Patricia Greene, 78, last month after hearing she was making up to 18 emergency calls a day claiming she was a victim of anti-social behaviour.

Within days of being told to stop she had made two further calls, Hull Magistrates' Court heard yesterday .

Greene, who pushed a wheeled shopping bag into court, pleaded guilty through her solicitor Dave Robson to two breaches of the order and faces a further hearing at the same court on September 23.

District Judge Frederick Rutherford told Mr Robson: "One of the points that comes out, and it's a very fair comment, whether by police

officers or community support officers, is that the change in your client comes about as a consequence of alcohol.

"We can only take it that she has refrained from the catalyst that causes the problem in the first place."

The judge told Greene, of Dibsdane, Orchard Park, Hull, that she did not have to stand as he imposed a further interim order on her with the same conditions.

But he warned her: "You must keep to it because a breach is very serious."

The order prohibits Greene from calling police unless in a genuine emergency and from harassing any other residents.

A solicitor for Hull Council indicated the authority may not take further action if Greene continued to refrain from making the calls.