Horrified lady catches neighbour stealing her used sanitary merchandise and her child’s used diapers

A younger single mum has revealed she suffered nightmares after she caught her “creepy” neighbour stealing her used sanitary merchandise and her new child child’s used nappies from her bins.

The lady, who is known as Michelle, shared her horrifying ordeal on the most recent episode of At War with Next Door.

She additionally shared surprising CCTV footage of pensioner Ernest O’Neill, who’s from Warrington, sticking his tongue out and making impolite gestures exterior her window.

Fellow resident Colin Green stated he was advised his life can be turned to “hell” when O’Neill moved again into Hardy Street, Warrington, within the UK.

He added: “From that very first night he was back in, I have had nothing but banging, clanging, blasting music.” 

Colin added: “He’d actually turn his music up really loud, then turn it down, then turn it up, then turn it down, straight away you knew he was doing it to annoy you. The threats… he would shout threats through the window constantly.”

Then, former care employee Michelle, who was 22 years previous and 7 months pregnant on the time, moved into the road, and Colin warned her to be cautious of O’Neill and to not work together with him.

Not prepared to take possibilities, Michelle put in a digicam within the kitchen window to discourage snoopers. However, this didn’t cease O’Neill.

She recalled: “I was washing the dishes in the kitchen. The sink is under the window, it was dark. I seen a man appear at my window. And he was looking in, and I just seen him looking at me. He could clearly see that I was stood there because I had my light on.” 

She stated issues took a darker flip after she welcomed her first baby. Once she returned from hospital together with her new child daughter, she disposed of her post-birth sanitary merchandise in a sealed bag so no one would contact it.

However, a few days later, she revealed: “I had seen on the camera that Ernie had come to my bin and took a yellow bag out that was full of sanitary products and the baby’s nappies. I didn’t really think anyone would touch it or take it because it’s quite personal. It made me feel like my privacy was invaded. It was a bit creepy.” 

Terrified, Michelle turned to her council wellbeing officer, who contacted the police on her behalf, and officers arrived to talk to O’Neill.

However, he stated he took the bag as a result of her bins have been “overflowing” and he was merely making an attempt to be a “good neighbour”.

Video footage advised a distinct story and Michelle then had a “gut feeling” that issues have been about to worsen.

She stated: “It was nearly every day that he was sticking his fingers up at the camera, making strange tongue motions, waving at the camera, he was just doing every little thing he could to try and get some attention I think. 

“It was clearly aimed at me because it was my camera. It made me feel quite anxious, I felt like I couldn’t go out. Like I was secluded with my window shut. I started to have nightmares and I was just worried constantly. I worried in case he got violent or if he ever tried to get into my house.”

Fed up with the fixed concern, she gathered the CCTV proof and introduced it to the police, and O’Neill went on to confess harassment and he was sentenced to a 12-month neighborhood order.

A restraining order was additionally issued and he was prohibited from approaching Michelle for 2 years.

At sentencing, JP Jeffrey Dodd stated: “The probation service is going to do some work with you. It will support the way you think about things and how to understand what is acceptable and unacceptable.”

O’Neill, who was aged 66 on the time, carried out the offences between October 2024 and April 2025, and he was additionally fined £120 and ordered to pay £199 in prices and sufferer surcharge.

However, in line with Michelle, the restraining order was damaged, and it resulted within the council telling her she wanted to maneuver residence.

She described this as a “relief” however added: “I feel like it’s unfair because I feel like it is me being punished for what he is doing. I feel like I have got the punishment by having to move out while he gets to live there still doing what he is doing. I just want to see it as a fresh start really.”