A man has been slapped with a £100 fine after calling his neighbour "fat".
The comment made by Aaron Quinn, 33, is said to have caused "distress" to neighbour Sarah Allen.
The bust-up came after Quinn became embroiled in a row with another neighbour.
The 33-year-old said he had been grieving the death of his mother and suffering from insomnia when he made the fat-shaming remark.
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Prosecutors, however, labelled the comment about Ms Allen's weight as a "sustained" incident.
Quinn admitted to using insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm or distress and criminal damage to a wall light at Warrington Magistrates' Court.
The 33-year-old was handed a £80 fine with a £114 victim surcharge.
He was also handed a year-long restraining order, prohibiting him from making contact with Ms Allen.
At Warrington Magistrates' Court, Mr Quinn admitted to using insulting words or behaviour to cause harassment
|Since the incident occurred, Mr Quinn has moved to a different address in Warrington.
Prosecutor Renee Southern said: "There are ongoing issues with the defendant and the neighbours.
"He has gone to the address of Michael Taylor banging on his door, kicking on the door and demanding him to come out.
"When he came out an argument ensued. Then as the defendant walked away from the address he pulled an outside light causing damage to that light, essentially causing it to break.
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Since the incident occurred, Mr Quinn has moved to a different address in Warrington (pictured)
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"Later on the same day he has been arguing with another neighbour, Ms Sarah Allen in relation to a number of matters.
"He has been verbally abusive towards her, making her feel stressed and making comments about her weight, calling her fat. He was being generally abusive towards her.
"It resulted in a public order offence, causing her harassment and distress. We would say it was a sustained incident.''
Gary Schooler, defending Mr Quinn, said in mitigation: "His mother sadly died before the incident and he described that as shaking him and rocking him to the core.
"He was very close to his mother and relied on her for emotional support. He also does suffer from chronic insomnia.
"There were ongoing issues with the neighbours. There was an argument with Mr Taylor.
"He had gone around asking for help and it descended into an argument resulting in the damage to the light.
"Then there was the more prolonged argument with another neighbour next door to him during which he has been saying abusive and hurtful comments."
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