A Mansfield man has hurled stones and fence panels at his neighbour’s house following a furious row over loud music.

Luke Parker, 29, was left fuming because the music was keeping his young children awake.

Hal Ewing, prosecuting, told Nottingham Crown Court that Parker argued with his neighbour’s son on April 15 last year.

A “larger incident” developed in which the son and his girlfriend came outside armed with knives.

Parker was “clearly angry” when he threw a stone through his neighbour’s window before ripping off a fence panel.

Another panel was thrown and a window was broken.

No restraining order was requested and Parker later fixed what he had damaged.

Ewing said: “He has done what he can to repair the damage and good relations with his neighbours have been restored.”

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Parker has a dozen previous convictions and was serving a 24-month sentence, suspended for two years, for cannabis production.

Lauren Manuel, mitigating, argued: “There was a significant gap in his offending.

“It took place over a year ago. He has taken all the steps he possibly can to put himself in a good position with the courts.

“You see before you a man who is the polar opposite of the man who appears on the CCTV footage.

“He has knocked his previous offending lifestyle on the head. He no longer abuses alcohol or drugs.”

Parker, from Ruskin Road, admitted criminal damage at a previous hearing.

Judge Steven Coupland imposed a six-month community order with five rehabilitation days.

Parker must also pay a £100 fine within three months or serve seven days in custody.