A man has admitted assaulting a man and a four-year-old boy following a long-running neighbour dispute over noise.

Andrew Brookes, of Tewkesbury, pleaded guilty at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court to assault by beating, causing grievous bodily harm without intent and causing criminal damage.

The offences happened on December 3 2017 when Brookes confronted his neighbour about the noise issue.

He banged on his neighbour’s door, breaking the glass in it, and then pushed him over. That led to the neighbour falling on to a child, who suffered a serious injury as a result.

The court heard the incident followed a dispute between the neighbours that had gone on for a number of months.

Cheltenham Magistrates' Court

Brookes, 32, was said to have reported the noise issue to the council but not felt that this had resolved the problem.

Magistrates said they were happy to sentence Brookes, rather than to transfer that responsibility to the crown court.

But they adjourned the case until February 2 to allow for pre-sentence reports to be prepared.