Keith Ramsell has been accused of criminal damage in relation to the removal of 30 mature trees and other shrubbery near to his home
A 90-year-old grandfather has been reported to the police by his local council - for clearing land behind his home. Keith Ramsell paid contractors £1,300 to chop down the "wall of vegetation" in Bushey, Hertfordshire, after falling and injuring his arm.
Keith said: "I wrote to the council to tell them what I'd done - and they said I'd caused criminal damage. So I contacted the police and told them life on the run didn't suit me. I'd rather hand myself in. Emails show Keith contacted the council about the area, off Moatfield Recreation Ground, in June 2022 - calling it a "matter of great concern". Messages were then exchanged in which Keith asked for the area to be tended to.
At his wits' end with the council, Keith hired contractors to clear the area on August 26. But when he informed the council of what he’d done days later, he received an email informing him he’d been reported to the police for criminal damage. After his unsuccessful attempt to hand himself in, Keith replied to the council - asking the police to "kindly get on with it".
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