Police called over neighbourhood pot plant feud
Most of us live quite harmoniously with our neighbours, save for the odd disagreement or noisy dinner party. But one set of neighbours’ petty argument has escalated so dramatically that police were called to intervene.
Ying Pratt told 7 News her next door neighbours launched a vicious attack after she simply moved their pot plant back onto their property.
“He kind of pushed me backwards, put the pot plant back at my feet, and then you know pushed my husband who came over to see what was happening,” Pratt explained.
“He went to his garage and got a hand saw and started hacking at our bushes. This was in front of our children. Mind boggling behaviour really.”
Security camera footage corroborates Pratt’s account of events, but according to her neighbours, there’s a little more to the story.
They say there had been no love lost with the Pratts, and that on the day of the pot plant incident, they were “abused” and “provoked”.
This latest episode is one of 20,000 annual neighbourhood complaints in Victoria alone. The biggest sore points for neighbours include fences, trees, parking and dogs.
There is a free mediation service to those in Victoria who need to settle minor disputes, keeping them out of the clogged court system.
“The mediator will work with neighbours who might have issues with each other, to talk through those range of issues, help them see the other person's point of view and ultimately come up with an agreement or a way forward,” said Dahna Bond from Dispute Settlement Centre in Victoria.
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