Neighbours said the Cartwrights sex sessions would usually start around midnight and last for two or three hours, every night of the week.

Next door neighbour Rachel O’Connor said she was frequently late for work because she overslept having been awake most of the night because of the noise.

“It is not very pleasant living there and it has been quite stressful,” she told the court.

“I always feel intimidated living there. I was aware of it when I first moved in but I did not believe it would be this bad.”

Asked what the noise problem was, she replied: “The Cartwrights having sex. It’s just quite unnatural.

“The noise sounds like they are both in inconsiderable pain. Mr Cartwright sounds like he is in inconsiderable pain.

“I cannot describe the noise. Totally excessive and I have never ever heard anything like it.

“I put my telly in my bedroom on as loud as it could go and they drown it out.”

Source: www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk