A family are to start a new life abroad after a neighbour from hell' threatened to burn down their Bingley home with their young children inside, a court heard.
Selina Charlton's threats against Ian and Clare Vickers have forced the couple to move to Spain next month with their children.
Charlton had long caused problems to the Vickers family and other neighbours at Emsley House in York Street, by playing loud music, Halifax County Court was told yesterday.
The Vickers and other neighbours complained to Charlton's landlord, Aire-Wharfe Community Housing Trust Ltd, which successfully applied to the courts for an anti-social behaviour injunction against her.
Barrister Pankaj Madan, for the Trust, told the court that the Trust secured the order under the Housing Act 1996 on June 27.
The injunction, which was served the following day, prevented her from causing a nuisance or threatening to cause a nuisance to people living in or visiting the area and from using or threatening violence to people there.
"Then, on July 5, the defendant breached the terms of the injunction," said Mr Madan.
"She threatened within the hearing of Clare Vickers to do her in' and threatened to burn her house down with the children inside and to put the window through on the car.
"Clare Vickers called the police who attended later."
He said Charlton was brought before Bradford County Court on July 7 and granted bail to attend court yesterday.
"She returned in a taxi. She then stood below the Vickers' apartment and she was heard talking on her mobile phone."
Mr Madan said Mrs Vickers heard Charlton say that she wished the family was dead.
"Clare Vickers took it to mean the defendant's friends from Newcastle were coming. Since then Clare Vickers and family have not returned home."
He said the family, who own their home, had now made plans to settle in Spain.
Charlton failed to attend court yesterday and a warrant was issued for her arrest by Judge James Barry.
Mr Madan said it was thought she had gone to Newcastle.
He said: "It's clear the defendant ought to have known about this hearing. She is in breach of the order."
Judge James Barry praised the Vickers for their "public spiritedness" in offering to return from Spain to give evidence when Charlton is eventually brought back to court.
After the hearing Mr Vickers, 32, a taxation practitioner, said the situation had been intolerable for his wife Clare, 30, and their two children Riley, two, and Grace, 16 months.
He said: "The whole house she lived in has been nothing but trouble. There have always been people in and out and it was quite intimidating for people around here.
"We always tried to be friendly. We just wanted to get along and be neighbourly, but the loud music was getting too much.
"We were woken at 4am so we told them to keep it down and they came round wanting to know what our problem was."
"I've never felt threatened by them because I've had a past and have hung around with people like that. I've turned my life around completely now, but it was getting to Clare in a big way.
"Since they moved out we've been happy to see people out enjoying the grassed area when it's been sunny. You didn't get that before.
"This has all directly influenced our moving to Spain. It just brought to a head everything I think is going wrong with the country."
An Aire-Wharfe Trust spokesman said: "We are committed to protecting the rights of our law-abiding tenants to live in safe and secure neighbourhoods and will continue to work with the courts and the police to take the appropriate action to tackle anti-social behaviour."