Pensioners convicted over Loughborough sledgehammer brawl


We don’t normally cover court reports unless the story is so outrageous that we simply cannot ignore it.

This is one of those stories.

Leicester Mercury: Family members convicted after going after their elderly member with a sledgehammer in a row over shared land

There’s nothing like a boundary dispute to bring out the very best in people.

And in this case, that includes smashing your way into your victim’s conservatory and going after him with a large lump of metal on a stick.

As they always say: “It was completely out of character.”

Mind you, even the treasurer of the Neighbourhood Watch sometimes loses his mind over boundary disputes:

Bournemouth EchoLong-running dispute over a gate ends up in court

Well done. Well done, everybody.