Cork pensioner smashed neighbour’s windscreen in row over flowers planted in ditch

Altercation started when defendant found injured party doing landscaping work on a strip of land he claimed belonged to him, court heard

After injured party began removing stones and flowers from the site, the defendant confronted him, leading to a heated argument that escalated into a physical confrontation. File picture

A Cork pensioner who pleaded guilty to smashing the rear windscreen of another man’s car in a dispute over flowers planted in a ditch cannot afford to pay the amount of compensation the court instructed him to, according to his solicitor.

Paddy Deasy, aged 76, of Ard na Greine, Courtmacsherry, had previously pleaded guilty to criminal damage at a sitting of Bandon District Court.