A Barcelona man paid heavily for listening to music. After a local court in Mataró (Barcelona), Spain, found that he had been causing discomfort to his neighbors for at least 5 years by playing loud electronic music — almost non-stop — the individual was sentenced to one year behind bars.
The neighbours’ nightmare began in 2012, when the man blasted music started all day and night. Despite repeated requests and police warnings, the man did not budge.
According to media outlets, a police officer described the sound coming out of the accused’s house as a “continuous ‘boom boom.’
But in 2015, 3 of his neighbors were at their wits’ ends and complained of that both physical and mental issues due to loud music played nonstop.
Sound measurements made during the five years of audio terror showed that the electronic music exceeded 57 decibels during daytime and evening hours, and reached 56 decibels at night, away above the 35 decibels allowed by law.
One of the elderly neighbors testified that he suffered from insomnia which required a prescribed sedative-hypnotic treatment yet suffered due to the music, while another neighbor’s Alzheimer’s disease worsened due to the anxiety attacks.
The court ruled that the accused played music intentionally having complete knowledge of the discomfort his neighbours went through.
“The persistence of his attitude suggests that the defendant was aware that his conduct could affect the mental stability of any neighbor because even with minimal social skills one cannot but be aware of it,” the judge commented.
According to El Diario, the electronic music fan was sentenced to one year and three months behind bars. He also has to 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).
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