I face dying in jail at 88 because I knocked down my OWN wall… I’ll fight ‘vicious’ council to death

A GRANDDAD claims he is being made homeless after he took a wall down on his own land.

Ron Knight, 88, said his "heartless" council have been fining him for the last six years because of a planning dispute which could now see him lose his home.

(Ron Knight has been receiving fines for six years.Credit: SWNS)

(The granddad built the wall himself back in the 70s.Credit: SWNS)

(Ron then removed part of his wall to help the current owners maintain the land.Credit: SWNS)

The pensioner built the wall, that is at the heart of the legal battle, himself on Cannon Court Farm, Somerset, back in the 1970s.

Ron owned the property and land at the time before he decided to sell up in 1990, alongside his two brothers before relocating to Devon.

But a section of land joining the farm and the street still belongs to the trio and is used as an access point.

In a bid to keep the land tidy for the new farm owners, Ron removed a small section of the wall in 2017 that he initially erected.

The pensioner was not aware removing part of the wall was something he needed permission for.

He has since been handed multiple fines amounting to more than £2,000 for taking it down.

Ron claims he cannot pay the fees and has been summoned to court on multiple occasions.

His daughter Linda Knight told SomersetLive:

"My father is living on a pension and caring for his disabled wife - he is her sole carer.

"He could likely be forced to sell his house as he can’t afford to pay the ongoing fines."

Ron now must attend a final court date in January if he cannot pay the outstanding fines.

“They can jail me if they want but then who is going to look after my wife who suffers from chronic arthritis and relies on me for her care 24 hours of the day."

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