A young man from Barcelona was sentenced to a year in prison after a court found that he had been terrorizing his neighbors for several years by playing loud electronic music almost nonstop. The man’s neighbors’ nightmare began in 2012, when he began playing his unbearably loud music all day and night. Despite repeated requests to lower the volume, as well as visits from the local police, the man refused to comply and people had no choice but to complain.

3 years of loud music

In 2015, 3 neighbors who were living in a house attached to the accused’s house filed a complaint against him, after enduring nearly 5 years of full-volume electronic music, claiming that the continuous music causes them physical and mental problems, according to the website. odditycentral.

The accused reportedly ignored the complaints of his neighbors and the warning of the police officers, all of whom testified against him in court. shaking”.

Music Player

Sound measurements taken during five years of sonic terrorism showed that electronic music exceeded 57 decibels during the day and evening hours, and reached 56 decibels at night, far above the 35 decibels allowed by law. Things in the neighboring houses were constantly shaking.

An elderly neighbor who was terrorized by the loud music testified that he suffered from insomnia that required sedative and hypnotic treatment, while his Alzheimer’s disease worsened in another neighbor due to anxiety having to put up with loud electronic music. .

Between 2012 and 2017 at least, the defendant ignored the pleas of his neighbors and the warnings of the police, and played the music so loudly that the whole neighborhood could hear it. Interestingly, the defendant denied ever playing electronic music loud enough to disturb his neighbours, but asserted He received multiple visits from the police.

The judge commented: “The persistence of his position indicates that the defendant was aware that his behavior could affect the mental stability of any neighbor because even with minimal social skills, one cannot help but be aware of it.”

The electronic music fan was sentenced to a year in prison and 3 months behind bars, and he must compensate his neighbors and victims of his excessive noise with 18,000 euros ($ 20,000) and pay a fine of 2,160 euros ($ 2,417), but the part that must affect the offender is The ban that prevents him from practicing any profession or trade related to electronic music.