Fareham pensioner, 86, fined £1,000 for destroying protected tree
CITY magistrates told a man to pay £2,100 for destroying a protected tree.
Keith Brooks, 86, of Catisfield Road, Fareham, admitted damaging, topping or lopping the tree in Catisfield Road between June 2018 and April 2019.
He must pay £2,100.
Portsmouth magistrates fined him £1,000 with a £100 surcharge. He must pay £1,000 costs to the prosecutor, Fareham Borough Council.