Teenager has drum kit confiscated by council Dom Sweet, 15, said he wanted to join a rock band and only played for 20 minutes a day after school. He was stunned when police and environmental health officers arrived at his home brandishing a warrant under the Noise Abatement Act. "I was so shocked that I was close to tears," he said. Drumming is my passion. It's not fair, I haven't done anything wrong. His parents Nikki and Brett were warned that neighbours in Tewkesbury, Glos, had complained about the noise in January and their son put pads on the £3,000 kit to reduce noise levels. Mrs Sweet said her son did not drink, smoke or get into trouble and that she felt the council was being unnecessarily tough. "His drumming is a stress relief after school," she said. He goes out for 20 minutes between 4pm and 6pm, but never after 7pm and not on a Sunday. He's been harshly treated. Tewkesbury Borough Council said it had received eight official complaints about the matter. It has 28 days to decide whether or not to prosecute the Sweets and the matter could be referred to a magistrate.