A carpenter threw a cider bottle and kicked a woman in the groin area after being "antagonised" in an ongoing neighbour dispute, a court heard.

Henry Waters, 49, of William Mear Gardens, Norwich, was sentenced at Norwich Magistrates' Court on March 14 after previously admitting to assault by beating, common assault, use of threatening words and behaviour to cause harassment to two victims and obstructing police.

He was fined £384 and ordered to complete a 20-month community order by chairman of the bench Karen Norris, who said there was "a degree of antagonism".

Prosecutor Katharine Kibrya-Dean said the first altercation happened on September 15 in the evening when one of the victims - a neighbour - was taking out the recycling.

She said: "Waters called her a 'slag' and kicked her in the groin."

The common assault took place around the same time when Waters threw a bottle of Thatchers cider at another neighbour.

"It caused him (the victim) to panic and skimmed his face," Ms Kibrya-Dean added.

Waters was charged on September 16 but released on conditions he did not contact the victims.

That was breached when they walked past his flat window and he swore at them.

Police officers attempted to arrest Waters on October 10 who refused to leave his home and threatened to set himself on fire, which prompted a major response.

Mitigating, Julie Adams, said the victims had called Waters a "crackhead" and "dosser" as well as recording and winding him up before the first assaults.

She added Waters, a keen gardener, felt "intimidated" by them after they threw pots and cat waste around his garden.

Ms Adams said the assaults were not intentional. 

"His mental health got the better of him and he felt overwhelmed," Ms Adams added.

As well as anxiety and depression, Waters has chronic back pain caused by a slipped disc in 2008 and is on Universal Credit.