A party animal mum who kept her neighbours awake until 4am with singing and shouting has been slapped with Antisocial Behaviour Order (Asbo).

Kimberley Langhorn's regular noisy get-togethers have made her neighbours' lives a misery - some even want to move out of their homes in Southchurch Avenue, Southend.

Neighbour Paul Barnacle, 34, told Southend Magistrates' Court: "We have numerous males coming and going, shouting up at her flat, banging on the front door, running up and down the stairs, playing loud music and singing on karaoke machines.

"The noise continues throughout the night until the early hours of the morning. Last night we were kept awake until 4am with singing and shouting.

"Me and my partner are looking to move out if it doesn't stop. We are getting no sleep and not able to function in work from it."

Mr Barnacle kept a diary of the noise disturbances he endured for the past six months.

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