{"id":119466,"date":"2023-10-02T22:22:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=119466"},"modified":"2023-10-02T22:22:49","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T22:22:49","slug":"neighbour-from-hell-caught-on-video-taking-lighter-to-electrical-box","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/world-news\/neighbour-from-hell-caught-on-video-taking-lighter-to-electrical-box\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Neighbour from hell&#8217; caught on video taking lighter to electrical box"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A &quot;neighbour from hell&quot; was caught on video taking a lighter to an electrical box with nearby residents fearing they might be &quot;blown up&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>Tracey Smith, 52, was suspected of having a row with a neighbour before coming &quot;to cause trouble&quot; this summer. Another neighbour described being terrified as Smith appeared in the early hours, lighter in hand.<\/p>\n<p> The Hull woman&apos;s careless actions were caught on video with one witness saying she came &quot;pulling wires out of the electrical box&quot; and &quot;attempting to set fire&quot; to them. There was also a gas box nearby, reports HullLive.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>New York City &apos;underwater&apos; with flooding submerging cars as &apos;state of emergency&apos; called<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>You can read more on the latest court cases by clicking here<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An anonymous mum who witnessed the ordeal said she woke &quot;to banging and shouting&quot; on July 1 and called the police. &quot;Not long after, Tracey came out and started pulling wires out of the electrical box on the side of the property,&quot; she said. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31070880.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Neighbour-from-hell-jailed-after-video-captures-her-early-taking-lighter-to-electrical-box.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>&quot;Which is next to the gas box. I was suspicious so started recording and she came back out with a lighter and started attempting to set fire to the wires. I shouted at her to stop and she said something about the man upstairs &apos;not shutting up&apos;. I told her I didn&apos;t care, you don&apos;t do that, but she continued.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>The mum called the police again but fled her house with her children. &quot;My children were petrified,&quot; she continued.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The police came 20 minutes later and we were lucky that the wind had blown the fire out but damage was still done to the box,&quot; she continued. &quot;If she had been successful, the gas box next to it could have caught fire and we could have all been blown up.&quot;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31049614.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/1_Ex-Costa-Coffee-franchise-manager-tells-all-from-rat-infestations-to-drug-overdoses-in-the-toilet.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Ex-Costa Coffee franchise manager tells all from rat infestations to drug overdoses<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&quot;I was pleased she was remanded and passed the video to the police but disappointed she only got three months. She is the neighbour from hell and the neighbourhood doesn&apos;t feel safe with her around.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Smith was arrested on July 1, immediately after the incident, and appeared at Hull Magistrates&apos; Court on Monday, July 3. She was originally charged with arson, being reckless as to whether life was endangered, but this was later changed to arson.<\/p>\n<p>Smith admitted the charge and was jailed for three months at Hull Crown Court on Monday, September 25.<\/p>\n<p><b> <i>For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking<\/i> <\/b> <b> <i>here.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/latest-news\/neighbour-hell-jailed-after-video-31070852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A &quot;neighbour from hell&quot; was caught on video taking a lighter to an electrical box with nearby residents fearing they might be &quot;blown up&quot;. Tracey Smith, 52, was suspected of having a row with a neighbour before coming &quot;to cause trouble&quot; this summer. 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