The Derby Evening Telegraph and the Burton Mail have won the right to name two teenage brothers who subjected neighbours to two years of abuse.

The brothers, aged 14 and 15, were placed under anti-social behaviour orders after police were called to their home 75 times in two years.

And despite a plea from the brothers’ solicitor for their identity to be kept secret, magistrates ruled that they should be named after tha papers’ submissions argued that it was in the public interest.

Simon Davenport, representing Derbyshire police who applied for the orders, agreed with the newspapers that the boys should be named.

He told the court: “If you don’t name these boys, the community will feel scared because they won’t feel supported.

“It would be manifestly wrong to cloak public justice. Their proven offences have led to a systematic pattern of upset against a large community.

“And the defendants appear to have no morality about that at all.”

Magistrates heard how the brothers abused their neighbours, damaged their homes and had excluded themselves from school since April, 2000.

The orders mean the two brothers must obey a curfew between 10pm and 6am unless accompanied by a person aged over 21.

They must also return to school and should not threaten or abuse residents.

If they break the conditions of the orders, the boys will be arrested and could be held in police custody.