AN ALLOA man has had his property seized after defying a court ruling which banned him from playing excessively loud music.

Peter Morris was made the subject of an anti-social behaviour order in December after neighbours complained that his music was being played too loud.

Despite that, Morris, of Shaftesbury Street, continued to play the music at an excessive volume.

Officers then attended on January 11 and arrested the accused, at which time he replied: “It was not loud, it is a matter of opinion.”

Last Thursday, Alloa Sheriff Court heard that on January 19, after being granted bail, music was once again heard coming from his property.

Morris had been released previously under despite special conditions stating that he would not play loud music or allow visitors to play loud music.

Police arrived at around 2pm and the officers heard “very loud dance music”, according to prosecutor Susannah Hutchison.

The 33-year-old was once again arrested and had a number of items seized by police, including turntables, speakers and a microphone among other items.

Morris told police at the time of arrest that the volume being too loud was “subjective” and “someone else’s opinion.”

Kelly Howe, representing Morris, told the court that her client was “pretty vulnerable with his mental health” and said there have been issues of drug misuse in his past.

Morris, who was described by his own lawyer as not being “an intellectual individual”, has also spent three weeks in custody since his last arrest.

Sheriff David Mackie deferred sentence for three months for Morris to be of good behaviour while also granting permanent removal of the items seized from his property.