THE self-styled Don of Castlemorton hurled lewd abuse at a woman and called her ‘ugly-looking’ which breached the conditions of his anti-social behaviour order.

Richard Dawe, aged 79, of Hollybed Street, Castlemorton, admitted two breaches of an anti-social behaviour order when he appeared before magistrates in Worcester on Monday.

During the breaches on June 12 and 14 he made ‘offensive comments’ to Barbara Wilkes which he was prohibited from doing by an anti-social behaviour that had been imposed on October 5, 2004, by Birmingham Crown Court.

Dawe had initially pleaded not guilty but admitted breaching the Asbo ‘without reasonable excuse’ on two occasions at the hearing.

A third alleged breach of his Asbo was dismissed by the court.

Bearded Dawe, who looked frail as he limped into the dock from the cells, spoke only to confirm his name, address and date of birth.

Mark Johnson, prosecuting, who described the prosecution file as reading like War and Peace, said these matters could not be dealt with in isolation, referring to it as ‘a long-standing matter’ involving Dawe and his neighbours.

He said: “The two parties hate each other. That’s not an over-exaggeration.

“The substance of the allegation is that the defendant has addressed two offensive comments to a neighbour.”

On one occasion he said ‘Oh my God, you’re uglylooking’ before swearing at the woman and on the other he made a lewd remark about her.

Dawe has already appeared at Worcester Crown Court on other matters and the judge, Robert Juckes, has expressed a wish that the case be referred to him so the matters can be dealt with in a single sentencing exercise.

Dawe was jailed last year for throwing a brick through a neighbour’s window.

Mark Sheward, defending, said: “The judge has indicated he desires this matter to be sent to him for sentence.

There should be one sentencing exercise wherever possible.”

Mr Sheward made no application for bail and magistrates indicated that, had it been applied for, it would have been refused in any case.

The case was adjourned until today for sentencing at Worcester Crown Court.