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ZitatNasty neighbour sentenced after 7 years of terror Toronto man hired thugs, slashed tires, vandalized properties Article Comments (79) ANTHONY REINHART
From Saturday's Globe and Mail
March 27, 2009 at 11:39 PM EDT
There have always been neighbours from hell, whose noisy parties, junk piles, ugly fences and yappy dogs make life miserable for everyone around them.
And then there is Ralph Scala, the 36-year old Toronto man sentenced on 49 charges on Friday after waging a seven-year reign of terror, for no apparent reason, on his west-end Toronto neighbours.
Mr. Scala, with the help of hired thugs, slashed tires, smashed windows, hurled insults and harassed more than two dozen peaceable people in his Junction neighbourhood, leaving a trail of fear, exasperation, repair bills and, in some cases, stress-related health problems, court heard.
They include depression, insomnia, loss of appetite, anxiety attacks and a diagnosed case of post-traumatic stress disorder.
The depth and breadth of the misery he spread surprised the judge, his lawyer and several reporters who looked on as he was sentenced to time already served in custody since his arrest last summer.
“I've spent 20 years in the criminal justice system, and I've seen many neighbour disputes,” Judge Kathleen Caldwell told Mr. Scala, a stocky man with black hair slicked back from his high forehead. “I've never seen one even approaching this magnitude.”