Council accused man of stealing his garden

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A council has been ordered to pay £32,000 to a man it accused of stealing part of his own garden. Christopher Pinto, 77, a retired magistrate, was accused of altering his garden’s boundaries to encroach on the Parkland Walk nature reserve in Highgate, north London. However, a court found in his favour and ordered the council to pay him thousands in costs. Pinto described the local authority as “dishonest, inefficient and uncaring”, noted Metro.

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