A man attacks his neighbour at her front door after he wrongly believes a sex offender is inside her house, a court hears. Prosecutors say the incident follows the man’s mistaken conviction that the person he considered to be a sex offender was being sheltered at the property. The attack takes place as the neighbour is at her home entrance. The matter is before the court and is being addressed through evidence presented during the proceedings. The reports state that the central issue is the man’s belief at the time of the attack and that the belief was incorrect. Details on what he did during the assault, the extent of any injuries, and the man’s account of events are not included in the information provided. The court hears the circumstances surrounding how the misunderstanding arose and how it escalated to a physical attack. The case is being considered by the court as part of the criminal process, with arguments and evidence presented by both sides.