A WOMAN whose loud rap music made her neighbours' lives a misery has been hit with an Asbo.
Angela Johnstone, 35, who lives with her teenage son in a mid-terrace property on Saughton Mains Drive, is said to have persistently played "wall-shaking" rap music and allowed her home to be used by gangs of teenagers who drank, fought and vomited i
n and around her house.
She has now been served with a full Asbo banning her from playing excessively loud music within or around her flat and faces eviction if the order is breached.
She is also banned from screaming, shouting, swearing or banging and is forbidden to entertain more than four visitors at any one time. Most of her neighbours are middle aged or elderly, and one has a serious heart condition.
Neighbours have been given incident diaries to keep track of the frequent disturbances. One said: "The music used to be on all day long and there would be gangs of over a dozen kids round at all hours of the day and night. The walls would literally shake whenever the music was on. It's just unacceptable."
After the first complaint about Ms Johnstone's antisocial behaviour was submitted in October 2007, she had numerous visits from council community safety officers, the noise team and the police, but ignored requests to change her behaviour.
Another neighbour said: "Whenever any of us approach her to ask her to keep it down we just get sworn at. As far as she's concerned she's doing nothing wrong."
The granting of the Asbo is the result of joint working by the city council's noise team, community safety staff and Lothian and Borders Police. Councillor Paul Edie, community safety leader, said:
"We will not tolerate members of the public having their lives adversely affected by the inconsiderate behaviour of others."
A police spokesman said: "Lothian and Borders Police and our partner agencies are committed to reducing acts of antisocial behaviour. We work closely with the council to ensure Asbos are enforced, and any breaches are dealt with robustly."
Ms Johnstone could not be contacted for comment.
