Injunction for teenage girl who attacked neighbour

A teenage girl who attacked her neighbour has been hit with an injunction.

Melissa Doherty, 18, has been served with a six-month Injunction Order which prevents her from harassing or threatening violence towards a neighbour at Duchy Road Caravan Park in Salford.

Salix Homes, which manages the gypsy site, sought legal action against Doherty after she attacked another resident on the site.

The first incident occurred on February 15 this year after Doherty launched an attack on one of her neighbours and her visitors, forcing the victim to flee the site until an injunction was put in place.

At the time Doherty was served with an emergency injunction by the courts preventing her from harassing or attacking her neighbour or entering her plot.

A trial was due to take place at Manchester Civil Justice Centre last month (May), but Doherty breached the terms of the emergency injunction during another incident on April 30 when she was caught on CCTV entering her neighbour’s plot.

During a recent court hearing at Manchester Civil Justice Centre on May 15, the judge granted a six-month Injunction Order with power of arrest against Doherty.

Under the conditions of the injunction, Doherty is banned from harassing, abusing or threatening violence toward her neighbour or her neighbour’s visitors. She is also banned from entering her neighbour’s plot on the site. The Injunction Order will remain in place until November 16 this year.

Sue Sutton, executive director of operations at Salix Homes, said: “Salix Homes has managed the Duchy Road Caravan Park since 2011 and we are very proud of our track record on the site where incidents of anti-social behaviour are at an all-time low.

“We work very closely with residents on the site and the wider community to ensure it is a safe and secure place to live, which is why we welcome the court’s decision to grant an Injunction Order against Melissa Doherty.

“We hope this case sends out a very clear message that we will not tolerate any type of criminal or anti-social behaviour on the site and we will always take action where necessary to ensure all our neighbourhoods are safe places to live.”