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Gangster puppy dealer ordered to stop terrorisin­g his neighbour

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living peacefully one day and then a gangster moves in next door and all hell breaks loose.

“There’s a clear backdrop of gangland violence that Bennett has found himself embroiled in.

“Bennett’s neighbours have had their lives turned upside down by this man and the fact he went about building an industrial kennels block without planning permission.

“The trouble is aggravated by the fact he has an Osman warning hanging over him and police regularly patrol outside the premises. Neighbours share a driveway with Bennett and would be entitled to believe their own lives could be in danger.

“They would probably love to sell up and flee. But who’d want to buy a home next door to a gangster running a puppy farm?”

The source added: “Police were called to the address at least 10 times after incidents. As well as the car that was firebombed, officers attended after a car was seen to be observing Bennett’s property.

“This conviction only came because Bennett repeated the threats he made to his neighbour to officers who took him away in handcuffs.” Yesterday, Bennett pled guilty but said he “snapped” because of stress brought on by being shot in the face in what cops suspect was a gangland hit.

He admitted threatenin­g or abusive behaviour towards Miller outside their homes on September 9.

Bennett was jailed in 2016 for dealing cannabis and has been busted for cocaine possession.

Miller could not be contacted yesterday but has previously refused to discuss the dispute with Bennett.

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