A 19-year-old man has been detained for 16 weeks after admitting harassing a man with learning difficulties who later died.
David Askew, 64, collapsed outside his home in the Hattersley area of Greater Manchester in March.
Neighbours said he had been a victim of anti-social behaviour although a post-mortem examination found he died of natural causes.
Kial Cottingham admitted harassment at Tameside Magistrates’ Court.
Cottingham, of Melandra Crescent, Hattersley, was accused of harassing Mr Askew over a three-month period from 25 January 2010 up to the day of his death on Wednesday 10 March.
He was also given a restraining order preventing him from making contact with members of the Askew family.
Police were called to Mr Askew’s home – also on Melandra Crescent – following reports youths had been causing an annoyance.
When officers arrived they found him collapsed and he was taken to hospital, where he later died of heart failure.
Greater Manchester Police said Mr Askew and his family had been subjected to “prolonged anti-social behaviour and harassment” for a number of years before his death.
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