A TEENAGE terror who wreaked havoc near his Burnley home over six weeks has lost a battle to have an Anti Social Behaviour Order lifted.

The 14 year old, behind a crime spree of violence and damage, had also been rude and insulting towards adults. He was said to have claimed: "I rule this estate."

Burnley Crown Court heard how the youth torched a woman's gaden during the night, and struck a mother who left her home to investigate noise as she put her children to bed. He had also attacked a schoolboy, punched a kicked a man, smashed his car windscreen and was offensive to the man's wife as she tried to stop the onslaught.

Judge Barbara Watson, who threw out his appeal, said the 14 year old needed to be cured of his "youthful arrogance." She had heard claims Pennine youth court was wrong to impose the discretionary order after the catalogue of offences last August and September.

Judge Watson, sitting with two magistrates, told the court:" The justices were right to impose the order that they did and we have no objection to it at all."

The schoolboy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, had earlier been made subject of a two year ASBO and given a nine month referral order by the lower court. He had admitted assault causing actual bodily harm, two counts of common assault, two of criminal damage and one charge of arson.

Fraser Livesey, prosecuting, said another 14 year old was left bleeding, bruised, swollen, scratched and with a chipped tooth after the appellant attacked him. The appellant then threatened to put the victim's windows through.

Later the same month, woman putting her children to bed heard noises near her home and went outside. The 14 year old told her it was nothing to do with her , hit her in the right eye, followed her to her doorstep and declared: "I rule this estate."

Richard English, for the teenager, said it was right the lower court had found the 14 year old had acted in an anti social manner but the question was whether it had been necessary to make the ASBO.