Two 'aggressive' council wardens issued 82-year-old Faye Borg with a £150 penalty for littering.
A council has apologised to an 82-year-old woman who was given a fixed penalty notice for feeding ducks and fish at her local pond.
Faye Borg was in Morden Hall Park in south-west London on Thursday morning when she was approached by two Merton Council wardens who issued her with a £150 fixed penalty notice for littering.Ms Borg does not wish to speak about her ordeal, but her neighbours Darren Dickenson and Maria Bentley-Dingwall have told the BBC that the wardens "followed Faye to outside her house and demanded she paid the fine on the spot".
The leader of the London Borough of Merton, Ross Garrod, said: “I was very concerned to hear about this incident and would like to offer my apologies to the resident.“We have cancelled the fixed penalty notice and are taking this matter up with our contractor to ensure that it does not happen again.”Morden Hall Park is a National Trust property, meaning council wardens have no jurisdiction and cannot issue fixed penalty notices.
The National Trust said it "will be in touch with the council to understand what happened and how we can avoid something like this going forward". Last year, Harrow Council outlined plans to fine people £100 for feeding the birds and ducks in Pinner Memorial Park but watered down its proposals after a backlash from the local community.Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds and follow BBC London on Facebook, external, X, external and Instagram, external. Send your story ideas to [email protected].
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