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Woman jailed for harassing neighbours in south-west London
Drina Gray harassed Ben Stanley and Emma Williams, who lived in the flat above hers in Wandsworth, south-west London.
Stanley said the abuse lasted 18 months after Gray moved into the downstairs flat in April 2023.
He described late-night noise, stolen parcels and threats recorded on his Ring doorbell and hallway cameras.
The couple said the conflict worsened after Stanley reported Gray to the RSPCA for kicking her dog.
Gray pleaded guilty to harassment and other offences, including criminal damage and using threatening words and behaviour.
She was jailed for three years and four months in June 2025 after the couple repeatedly complained to Wandsworth Council and the Metropolitan Police.
The couple's account is featured in a Channel 5 documentary series that begins the day after the story was published.
Drina Gray was jailed for three years and four months for harassing neighbours Ben Stanley and Emma Williams in Wandsworth, south-west London.
Stanley said the abuse lasted 18 months and included late-night noise, stolen parcels and threats.
Gray pleaded guilty to harassment, two counts of criminal damage and using threatening words and behaviour over a six-month period in 2024.
The couple said the threats escalated after Stanley reported Gray to the RSPCA for kicking her dog.
Gray was sentenced at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court in June 2025.
- Who
- Drina Gray, 52, was jailed. Her neighbours were Ben Stanley and Emma Williams.
- What
- Gray was jailed for harassing her neighbours and pleaded guilty to harassment, two counts of criminal damage and using threatening words and behaviour.
- When
- She was sentenced in June 2025. The offences she admitted covered a six-month period in 2024.
- Where
- A block of flats in Wandsworth, south-west London. The sentence was handed down at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court.
- Why
- The court jailed Gray for her conduct towards her neighbours. Stanley said the abuse worsened after he reported her to the RSPCA for kicking her dog.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ben Stanley bought a former council flat in Wandsworth.
Drina Gray moved into the flat below Stanley's.
Gray pleaded guilty to offences covering a six-month period.
Gray was jailed for three years and four months at Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court.
The Daily Mail reported that Stanley and Williams would appear in a Channel 5 documentary series beginning the following evening.
- Sentence
- Three years and four months in prison
- Court
- Kingston-upon-Thames Crown Court
- Sentence date
- June 2025
- Location
- Wandsworth, south-west London
- Recorded incidents
- Stanley said he recorded 140 incidents over 18 months
- Documentary
- At War With Next Door, on Channel 5
What people are saying
hell
She would reveal herself on the cameras.
So I was fearful of her.