One woman has shared how her elderly dad was left terrified and anxious as his neighbors kept demanding money from him.
The woman explained that some kids set fire to her father’s fence that runs from the front of his house and joints onto a neighbor’s fence.
“It spread and caught his wheelie bins alight and nearly set alight his mobility car and shed,” the woman wrote on Mumsnet.
The daughter said that the fire service rushed to the property at 1 am and the incident was confirmed arson.
But only days later, her elderly dad received a note from his neighbor asking him when he was planning to replace the fence panel.
He told them that he is a disabled pensioner and he didn’t have enough money to repair the burned fence panel.
“They’ve since come to speak to him three more times getting more irate each time because their dog keeps escaping through the damaged fence.”
The woman said that she didn’t think her father should be replacing his neighbor’s fence panel as it was not his fault.
“This is all causing him massive anxiety,” she went on.
“I’m going to go round and speak to them Monday and tell them to p*** off, but am I being unreasonable? Is it his responsibility because the fire started on his property?”
People on Mumsnet agreed that it was not the elderly man’s responsibility, with one commenting: “Definitely step in here and tell them to p*** off. They are trying to take advantage. I’d make it clear that you know what has been going on and it stops now.
“They replace their fence, just as he will replace his own. I’d also visit more too at sporadic times so they know your dad isn’t alone. Sad times but necessary.”
Another wrote: Your Dad was a victim of a crime. If their fence was damaged too then they needed to log it for an incident number for their insurance.”
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