Suspicious neighbour activities

[scamander]

She moved in recently (6months or so)
Doesn't go out, told one of our neighbours she has mental health problems and therefore doesn't like to socialise. So I thought that explained it.

Every second, sometimes third weekend she has blaring music on and about 3-4 men arrive at dusk and leave at 6am.

The music is very loud on some nights, but seems like it's just on to mask sounds.

She's quite young, about 18-25. Doesn't go out shopping. No other friends come or leave.

She's had extensive work done in her council house, there's been drilling as recently as last week. Seems like a construction site.

She lives in the flat above me and whenever the entrance door slams shut downstairs, without fail she walks to her window to check who it is. Without fail!! I don't know what/who she expects to see give no one comes to visit.

I really suspect they're filming porn or there's prostitution going on.

I've seen the men the come to her house and they have me thinking twice about knocking her door to complain about noise.

Who should I report noise levels and my suspicions to? Also is this normal youth behaviour? I thought they prefer going out???

If they were filming porn I doubt theyd be doing it full of drink and through the night.

I don't really see what this woman has done wrong apart from have some noisy company once a month. There's no law that says you have to answer your door when someone knocks

Well, I would be concerned about her.

Sounds strange but I’m not sure that it’s trafficking or being held against her will. I’m assuming she’s from this country? Is it the same group of men or different people every time?

Well it could be dodgy or it could just be someone living their life differently to you.

Personally I'd just ignore it and mind my own business.

If you are worried about her its better to report it and it be nothing when someone goes and checks on her.

I can understand why the pattern and actions seem odd.

I don't know what it is but many people are trapped without there being locks on the doors. If it was weed they wouldn't be smoking it in the house just because they are growing it.

Doubt it's trafficking, once every 2 or 3 weeks wouldn't add up to trafficking.
I wpuld be thinking more along the lines of a drug problem and perhaps she sells sex when she has run out of money bit hard to say.
Do you actually hear them having sex? Foes the music last long?
I doubt the would be filming porn at 4am with the music that loud.

I've done a lot of human trafficking training in my field of work (teaching English to foreign students) and I would be genuinely concerned for her welfare. Definitely log your concerns with the police

Trafficking?! Why on earth would you leap to that conclusion?

Maybe every 2 or 3 weeks she likes to have a bit of an orgy with 2/3 men? I know it's far from normal but it's not a crime!

My DH jumps up to the window every time he hears a car outside. His mum is the same. They are all just nosey buggers, nothing sinister. Why is it even worth pointing out? And why have you even noticed?

Ring the police? And say what? My neighbour likes to have a couple of men around every 2/3 weeks and they have sex and play loud music.

So many busy bodies about wanting to report everyone and everything around them.

On another thread a poster deterred burglars bybplayingvpolice sirens loudly. Why not do the same and see if the men come running out of the flat!

Or put up neighbourhood watch signs and flyers everywhere

Do you also live in a council house then? Is that why you have time to stalk her?

You are a fucking awful human.

Am I. Well at least I am well bred enough not to swear

Hi contblin, I’d be interested to know more about why you have to have lots of training in trafficking for being as ESOL teacher.

This sounds possibly made up as no one who is trafficked is allowed to appear at a window several times a day and how does op have the time to actually see these ongoings?

I work ft I don't have time to check my own cctv for amazon deliveries never mind check how many times someone looks out of their own window and who comes and goes from their place.

Is it a council estate then!

How do you know she checks at her window if she’s lives in the flat above you?

Am I. Well at least I am well bred enough not to swear

It is possible to say horrible things without swearing, so please stop thinking that not swearing makes you a better person.

I work ft I don't have time to check my own cctv for amazon deliveries never mind check how many times someone looks out of their own window and who comes and goes from their place.

Thanks for sharing!

Maybe not trafficking from abroad but it has a strong whiff of grooming gang.

Of course, no-one on a council estate 'works full time' 😂😂

www.avonandsomerset.police.uk/advice/threats,-assault-and-hate-crime/modern-slavery/

Please report to the police and let them make a decision about this girl.

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Ah come on, you know what these benefit scroungers are like... Nothing better to do than twitch the curtains at their neighbours. When they're not watching their Sky on their 50 inch telly

Really.

How else would they have time to observe any neighbours activities so precisely?