Local council inspectors discovered a deadly herbicide had been injected into the luscious tree and cement poured around the base to choke it of oxygen – causing it to wither and die
A homeowner is facing an unlimited fine after being convicted of destroying a tree in a case likened to a ‘murder trial’ by a judge.Page took matters into his own hands after being denied planning permission to remove the ‘historic’ specimen.
Judge Robert Pawson, sitting at Salisbury Crown Court, described the case as ‘a murder trial of a tree’. The pensioner claimed the evergreen tree, which cast a shadow over his home, was a danger – and applied to have it legally felled.Page was overheard instructing his wife ‘don’t tell them anything’ after an inspector arrived at his home.
Judge Pawson added: ‘You are certainly entitled to a fair trial but it costs money and that is going to end up at your door.’
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