Pensioner hospitalised after allotment fight in Belmont

1:48pm Wednesday 6th March 2013 in News By Sophia Sleigh, Reporter

Stock image: An allotment Stock image: An allotment

A 73-year-old man was taken to St Helier Hospital after a fight over a greenhouse on an allotment site.

An argument broke out between two men and a 64-year-old man is believed to have punched the older gardener at the allotment site in Cotswold Road, Belmont, on Friday, March 1.

Police were called just after 11am and the 64-year-old was arrested and cautioned for common assault.



 

Comments(2)

Michael Pantlin says...
2:16pm Wed 6 Mar 13

People who live in greenhouses shouldn't throw punches.

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Hove Ex-Pat says...
8:52am Thu 7 Mar 13

Second incident reported in Sutton area this week. The other was the fracas in a Sutton bingo hall. Both involving wrinklies. Now look guys & gals, you are getting us oldies a bad name. Stop copying your grandkids, it's not clever.

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