Woman, 21, who sparked vicious gang attack on her neighbour after explosive row over DOG poo avoids jail

Daily Mail​

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A woman who viciously attacked her neighbor following an explosive argument about her dogs pooing in a walkway has avoided jail time.
Chloe Jolly, 21, was told she has narrowly escaped an immediate prison sentence after footage of the drug-fuelled outburst, in Middlesbrough, was shown to a court.
Recorder Bryan Cox heard how the victim had reported Jolly, who was 19 at the time, to the environmental health agency for letting her dogs defecate in the rear alley.
Rachel Butt, prosecuting, said Jolly's neighbor had visited her house twice in an attempt to discuss the issue but was dismissed.
At 2am on May 23, 2023, Jolly and several others went to her neighbour's home.
CCTV footage played at Teesside Crown Court, sitting at the magistrates' court, shows Jolly throw a punch at her neighbour before others join in.
The victim, who appears to have armed herself with a wooden stick, is dragged from her home and pushed onto the ground.
She is then kicked and punched multiple times, Teesside Live reported.
As others flee the scene, the victim gets up and pushes another unidentified female involved in the attack.
Ms Butt said: 'The assault continues again. The complainant is again dragged to the floor.'
Jolly can then be seen running back along the street before 'stamping on the complainant's head and shoulders approximately three times.'
Another reportedly used the wooden stick to hit the woman as she is on the ground.
The woman was left with bruising to her head and face including two black eyes and also suffered a 7cm cut near her cheek bone.
In a victim impact statement, she said: 'This incident has left me distraught and I've been left unable to sleep. I feel like this could happen again.
'When I think back over the incident I feel physically sick and I have had to attend hospital. The incident has left me feeling terrified.'
She also said she has suffered panic attacks no longer feels safe in her own home.
The court heard how when she was arrested, Jolly said she had taken pregabalin tablets, smoked cannabis and drank alcohol.
She said when she woke up in hospital she did not remember the attack.
When shown the CCTV, Ms Butt said Jolly told officers her behaviour was 'horrible' and that she would never act like that sober.
Jolly, of Consett Close, Stockton, was represented by Michelle Turner who said the she had fully engaged with the mental health support offered to her.
Recorder Cox KC said that 'by a whisker' he feels he can suspend her sentence.
Jolly was handed a 12 month prison sentence suspended for two years.
She was told she must complete 35 rehabilitation activity requirement days, a 120-day of alcohol monitoring and 250 hours of unpaid work.
Jolly, who is in receipt of benefits, was not ordered to pay compensation to the victim.