Angeline Margaret Jocelyn in Hervey Bay court for public nuisance

A neighbourhood dispute over a parked van ended with one woman telling a court she was “ashamed” by her behaviour.

Angeline Margaret Jocelyn, 52, pleaded guilty in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Thursday to public nuisance.

An unusual neighbourhood dispute, captured on CCTV, has landed a woman in Hervey Bay court.

Angeline Margaret Jocelyn, 52, pleaded guilty in Hervey Bay Magistrates Court on Thursday to public nuisance.

The court was told the incident happened at Toogoom, and was captured on a mobile phone and CCTV footage.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Kim Harwood told the court that at 10.39am on Sunday, September 4, Jocelyn’s neighbour was on the footpath in front of her yard speaking to another woman who was parked in a van on the street.

The court heard the neighbour lived across the road from Jocelyn.

A few minutes later, Jocelyn heard a conversation between the two women and walked over to the passenger side of the van, which had its window open.

Sergeant Harwood said Jocelyn then complained to the women about where the van was parked, and how they were talking about her.

The woman in the van told Jocelyn that she had not left the van.

The court heard Jocelyn then went to speak with some friends in her own yard, and the women were talking about her at the van across the street.

Sergeant Harwood said one of the women then said to Jocelyn, “Are you not only deaf, but dumb?”.

Jocelyn replied “fatty, fatty you are actually being told to go away … you are not wanted in his street”, Sgt Harwood said.

After getting into an argument with each other, Jocelyn then pointed at the woman, leaning on the window of the passenger door.

The court heard the woman tried to use her phone to record the unfolding events.

Sergeant Harwood said Jocelyn then walked to her yard, and told friends that she was going to the police, before calling out to the woman from the footpath, “f--- youse (sic) mate … how long do you want to park there?”.

About 3.30pm that afternoon Jocelyn was arrested by police.

Sergeant Harwood said Jocelyn told police that she was “remorseful” and “ashamed of her behaviour”.

Jocelyn said to police she had reacted to being spoken about, but realised it was “over the top”, Sergeant Harwood said.

Defence lawyer Brigid Paterson, who appeared via phone, told the court that her client often helped elderly people who live on the street.

Ms Paterson said Jocelyn “gets along very well” with the residents in the area, but had a “strange relationship” with the woman across the road.

She told the court the two women “antagonised” Jocelyn as she was walking back to her house, but her client accepted how she responded was “disorderly”.

The court heard Jocelyn was unemployed, and had previously worked as a plant operator in the construction industry.

Jocelyn also had no criminal history, the court heard.

Magistrate Michael Holohan gave Jocelyn a good behaviour order for 12 months with a recognisance of $350.

No conviction was recorded.