A pair of neighbours flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by throwing an all-day house party.
Jamie Sparrow and Helen Bent were both charged over the incident where six people from different homes were found having a BBQ and booze session despite a previous warning.
Sparrow, 28, even told police 'I can do what I want' when they arrived to break up the bash at his home in Bolton on Wednesday April 15.
They arrived after a nurse who lived on the same street complained, according to the Manchester Evening News.
But a rammy then broke out after Bent, 32, aimed a torrent of abuse at the woman.
Bent and Sparrow were arrested and spent a night in the cells before appearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
A judge was told police had been called to the party at the semi-detached property earlier in the day.
Despite a warning, the party continued late into the evening.
When officers returned at 11pm, they found six people still inside the house - including a young child.
Bent defied further orders to leave and, as other neighbours aired their concerns to officers in the street, the mother-of-three turned on the woman who had complained, calling her a 'fat f***ing s**g'.
She then stormed back inside the house and turned up the volume on the music while shouting 'party'.
Laura Keegan, prosecuting, said Sparrow, who works as a care worker at a children's home, then started behaving in an 'aggressive and argumentative' manner towards officers, who were forced to restrain him.
The court heard the father-of-one did not 'seem to understand what social distancing is' even when officers tried to explain it to him.
Ms Keegan added: "He told police he would do whatever he wants, when he wants. He said he was allowed to have a house party."
Joseph Foxler, representing the pair in court, said Sparrow had consumed two glasses of rum, but was not a regular drinker.
Bent had drunk eight cans of Carling in the build-up to the incident, but was said not to be drunk.
The pair pleaded guilty to charges of a breach of peace and contravening a requirement as to restriction of movement.
District Judge John McGarva lamented Sparrow and Bent for 'flagrantly ignoring' social distancing measures.
He added: "We have been given clear advice to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.
"These rules are there for a good reason. I find your conduct to be quite breathtaking and arrogant.
"You have put people's lives at risk by ignoring the govenment's guidance and wasted police time."
Bent and Sparrow were fined £120 and £250 respectively. Both were ordered to pay £119 in costs.
