Neighbours row over electric fence ends up in court
8 Mar, 2021 12:09 AM
5 minutes to read Neighbours at war landed a woman in Dannevirke District Court recently. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
A dispute over the fencing of a roadside verge landed a Makotuku woman in Dannevirke District Court on a charge of assaulting her neighbour.
Beverley Polkinghorne was charged with assaulting Helen Upson on May 14 on the Matamau/Ormondville Rd, a charge she denied.
Prosecutor Anna Barham said there was a confrontation between the women in which Polkinghorne used her shoulder to make contact with Ms Upson and then either pushed or punched her.