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Neighbour Who Harassed Couple Through Ring Doorbell Gets 40-Month Sentence

Sentencing follows an 18-month campaign of threats, doorbell damage, harassment that turned the couple’s home into a place of fear.

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Overview

  • Gray, 52, pleaded guilty at Kingston Crown Court to harassment intended to instil fear of violence, two counts of criminal damage and a public order offence.
  • Judge Peter Lodder KC said Gray had made her neighbours’ lives ’hell’ before ordering her to serve 40 months behind bars.
  • Between April 2023 and June 2025, Gray smashed two Ring doorbells, blasted loud music at night, issued violent threats through the camera and let her dog foul the doorstep.
  • Victims Ben and Emma said they felt like prisoners in their own home, with Ben losing sleep, his job and suffering severe mental distress.
  • The Metropolitan Police Service and Wandsworth Council were criticised for slow responses before officers captured Gray after she fled custody.